A list of all (valid) fossil felid species.
- See also: List of felids - a list of all extant felid species.
Classification
editThe family Felidae consists of ?? fossil species belonging to ?? genera [and divided into ?? subspecies].
Subfamily Proailurinae
- Genus Proailurus: three species
- Genus Hyperailurictis: five species
- Genus Pseudaelurus: three species
- Genus Styriofelis: two species
- Genus Leptofelis: one species
- Genus Miopanthera: two species
- Genus Sivaelurus: one species
- Genus Vinayakia: three species
Subfamily Felinae
- Genus Acinonyx (extant): four species
- Genus Caracal (extant): one species
- Genus Felis (extant): ???? species
- Genus Leopardus (extant): one species
- Genus Lynx (extant): three(?) species
- Genus Miracinonyx: two species
- Genus Pristifelis: one species
- Genus Puma (extant): four species
- Genus Sivapardus: one species
- Genus Sivapanthera: four species
- Genus Vishnufelis: one species
Subfamily Machairodontinae
- Genus Hemimachairodus: one species
- Genus Miomachairodus: one species
- Genus Tchadailurus: one species
- Tribe Homotherini
- Genus Amphimachairodus:
- Genus Homotherium:
- Genus Longchuansmilus: one species
- Genus Lokotunjailurus: three species
- Genus Machairodus:
- Genus Nimravides: five species
- Genus Taowu: one species
- Genus Xenosmilus: one species
- Tribe Metailurini
- Genus Adelphailurus: one species
- Genus Dinofelis: nine species
- Genus Fortunictis: one species
- Genus Metailurus: five species
- Genus Stenailurus: one species
- Genus Yoshi: five species
- Tribe Smilodontini
- Genus Megantereon:
- Genus Paramachaerodus:
- Genus Promegantereon: one species
- Genus Rhizosmilodon: one species
- Genus Smilodon: three species
Subfamily Pantherinae
- Genus Leontoceryx: one species
- Genus Pachypanthera: one species
- Genus Panthera (extant): twelve species
Felids
editSubfamily Proailurinae
editSubfamily Felinae
editSpecies name | Skeletal diagram | Range | Size and ecology |
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Vishnufelis laticeps
Pilgrim, 1932 |
Chinji Formation in Jhelum, India |
Size: Habitat: Plains
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Subfamily Machairodontinae
editSpecies name | Skeletal diagram | Range | Size and ecology |
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Hemimachairodus zwierzyckii
(Koenigswald, 1934) |
Java, Indonesia |
Size: 130 kg (290 lb) weight Habitat:
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Species name | Skeletal diagram | Range | Size and ecology |
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Miomachairodus pseudailuroides
Schmidt-Kittler, 1976 |
Turkey |
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Tribe Homotherini
editTribe Metailurini
editSpecies name | Skeletal diagram | Range | Size and ecology |
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Adelphailurus kansensis
Hibbard, 1934 |
Middle | Size: Habitat:
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Species name | Skeletal diagram | Range | Size and ecology |
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Dinofelis cristata
(Falconer & Cautley, 1836) |
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Tribe Smilodontini
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Promegantereon ogygia
(Kaup, 1832) |
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Size: 58 cm (23 in) shoulder height Habitat: Woodlands
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Species name | Skeletal diagram | Range | Size and ecology |
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Rhizosmilodon fiteae | Size: 165 lb (75 kg) weight Habitat:
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Species name | Skeletal diagram | Range | Size and ecology |
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Smilodon fatalis | S. fatalis size diagram (in brown) | North America |
Size: 175 cm (69 in) body length 100 cm (39 in) shoulder height 160–280 kg (350–620 lb) weight Habitat: Forests and bush |
Smilodon gracilis | S. gracilis size diagram (in red) | North and South America |
Size: 55–100 kg (121–220 lb) weight Habitat: Forests and bush |
Smilodon populator | S. populator size diagram (in orange) | South America |
Size: 120 cm (47 in) shoulder height 220–400 kg (490–880 lb) weight Habitat: Forests and bush
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Subfamily Pantherinae
editSpecies name | Skeletal diagram | Range | Size and ecology |
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Leontoceryx bessarabiae
Kretzoi, 1938 |
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Species name | Skeletal diagram | Range | Size and ecology |
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Pachypanthera piriyai
de Bonis et al., 2023 |
Skeletal reconstruction of the skull, with known material in white. | Khorat sand pits in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |
Size: 142 kg (313 lb) weight Habitat: Swampy environment mixed with closed woodlands
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Species name | Skeletal diagram | Range | Size and ecology |
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Panthera atrox
(Leidy, 1853) |
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Panthera balamoides
Stinnesbeck et al., 2019 |
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Panthera blytheae
Tseng et al., 2014 |
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Panthera dhokpathanensis
Bakr, 1986 |
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Panthera fossilis
(Reichenau, 2906) |
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Panthera gombaszoegensis
(Kretzoi, 1938) |
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Panthera shawi
(Broom, 1948) |
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Panthera spelaea
(Goldfuss, 1810) |
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Panthera palaeosinensis
(Zdansky, 1924) |
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Panthera principialis
Hemmer, 2023 |
Laetoli, Tanzania |
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Panthera youngi
Pei, 1934 |
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Panthera zdanskyi
Mazák, Christiansen & Kitchener, 2011 |
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