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'''''Felis attica''''' is an [[extinction|extinct]] [[Felidae|cat]], of which the first [[fossil]] skull was [[Excavation (archaeology)|excavated]] near [[Pikermi]] in [[Attica]], [[Greece]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wagner |first1=A. |year=1857 |title=Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der fossilen Säugetier-Überreste von Pikermi |journal=Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften |volume=3 |pages=153−170}}</ref>
'''''Felis attica''''' is an [[extinction|extinct]] [[Felidae|cat]], of which the first [[fossil]] skull was [[Excavation (archaeology)|excavated]] near [[Pikermi]] in [[Attica]], [[Greece]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wagner |first1=A. |year=1857 |title=Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der fossilen Säugetier-Überreste von Pikermi |journal=Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften |volume=3 |pages=153−170}}</ref>
Fossils were also excavated near the [[Moldova]]n city of [[Taraclia]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Riabinin |first1=A. |year=1927 |title=Faune de mammifères de Taraklia. 1. Carnivora vera, Rodentia, Subungulata |journal=Travaux du Musée de Géologie de Leningrad |volume=5 |pages=75–134}}</ref>
Fossils were also excavated near the [[Moldova]]n city of [[Taraclia]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Riabinin |first1=A. |year=1927 |title=Faune de mammifères de Taraklia. 1. Carnivora vera, Rodentia, Subungulata |journal=Travaux du Musée de Géologie de Leningrad |volume=5 |pages=75–134}}</ref>
It was also discovered in [[Maragheh]], northwestern [[Iran]]. <ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mirzaie Ataabadi M. |first1=Fortelius M. |year=2016 |title=Introduction to the special issue "The late Miocene Maragheh mammal fauna; results of recent multidisciplinary research" |journal=Paleobio Paleoenv |volume=99 |pages=339–347}}</ref>''F. attica'' was bigger in body size than a [[European wildcat]] but probably smaller than a [[serval]]. Due to size differences, it was proposed as [[type species]] for the [[genus]] ''[[Pristifelis]]'' proposed in 2012.<ref name=Salesaetal>{{Cite journal|author1=Salesa, M. J. |author2=Antón, M. |author3=Morales, J. |author4=Peigné, S. |year=2012 |title=Systematics and phylogeny of the small felines (Carnivora, Felidae) from the Late Miocene of Europe: a new species of Felinae from the Vallesian of Batallones (MN 10, Madrid, Spain) |journal=Journal of Systematic Palaeontology |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=87–102 |doi=10.1080/14772019.2011.566584 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254249560}}</ref>
It was also discovered in [[Maragheh]], northwestern [[Iran]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mirzaie Ataabadi M. |first1=Fortelius M. |year=2016 |title=Introduction to the special issue "The late Miocene Maragheh mammal fauna; results of recent multidisciplinary research" |journal=Paleobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments |volume=99 |pages=339–347}}</ref>''F. attica'' was bigger in body size than a [[European wildcat]] but probably smaller than a [[serval]]. Due to size differences, it was proposed as [[type species]] for the [[genus]] ''[[Pristifelis]]'' proposed in 2012.<ref name=Salesaetal>{{Cite journal|author1=Salesa, M. J. |author2=Antón, M. |author3=Morales, J. |author4=Peigné, S. |year=2012 |title=Systematics and phylogeny of the small felines (Carnivora, Felidae) from the Late Miocene of Europe: a new species of Felinae from the Vallesian of Batallones (MN 10, Madrid, Spain) |journal=Journal of Systematic Palaeontology |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=87–102 |doi=10.1080/14772019.2011.566584 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254249560}}</ref>


Around 12 million years ago, the genus ''Felis'' evolved and eventually gave rise to many of the modern small cat species. ''Felis attica'' was a small lynx-like cat and one of the ancestors of the first modern ''Felis'' species, such as ''[[Felis lunensis|F. lunensis]]'', which evolved around 2.5 million years ago during the [[Pliocene]] epoch.<ref name=Johnson2006>{{cite journal |author=Johnson, W. E. |author2=Eizirik, E. |author3=Pecon-Slattery, J. | author4=Murphy, W. J. | author5 = Antunes, A. | author6 = Teeling, E. |author7=O'Brien, S. J. |name-list-style=amp | year=2006 |title=The Late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: A genetic assessment |url=https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.1122277 | journal = [[Science (journal)|Science]] |volume=311 |pages=73–77 |pmid=16400146 |doi=10.1126/science.1122277 |issue=5757|bibcode=2006Sci...311...73J }}</ref>
Around 12 million years ago, the genus ''Felis'' evolved and eventually gave rise to many of the modern small cat species. ''Felis attica'' was a small lynx-like cat and one of the ancestors of the first modern ''Felis'' species, such as ''[[Felis lunensis|F. lunensis]]'', which evolved around 2.5 million years ago during the [[Pliocene]] epoch.<ref name=Johnson2006>{{cite journal |author=Johnson, W. E. |author2=Eizirik, E. |author3=Pecon-Slattery, J. | author4=Murphy, W. J. | author5 = Antunes, A. | author6 = Teeling, E. |author7=O'Brien, S. J. |name-list-style=amp | year=2006 |title=The Late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: A genetic assessment |url=https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.1122277 | journal = [[Science (journal)|Science]] |volume=311 |pages=73–77 |pmid=16400146 |doi=10.1126/science.1122277 |issue=5757|bibcode=2006Sci...311...73J }}</ref>
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Pristifelis
Temporal range: late Miocene[1] 9–6 Ma
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Skull of Felis attica
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Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/Felis/?Felis attica
Wagner, 1857

Felis attica is an extinct cat, of which the first fossil skull was excavated near Pikermi in Attica, Greece.[2] Fossils were also excavated near the Moldovan city of Taraclia.[3] It was also discovered in Maragheh, northwestern Iran.[4]F. attica was bigger in body size than a European wildcat but probably smaller than a serval. Due to size differences, it was proposed as type species for the genus Pristifelis proposed in 2012.[5]

Around 12 million years ago, the genus Felis evolved and eventually gave rise to many of the modern small cat species. Felis attica was a small lynx-like cat and one of the ancestors of the first modern Felis species, such as F. lunensis, which evolved around 2.5 million years ago during the Pliocene epoch.[6]

References

  1. ^ The Paleobiology Database Felis attica entry Accessed on 21 July 2011
  2. ^ Wagner, A. (1857). "Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der fossilen Säugetier-Überreste von Pikermi". Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 3: 153−170.
  3. ^ Riabinin, A. (1927). "Faune de mammifères de Taraklia. 1. Carnivora vera, Rodentia, Subungulata". Travaux du Musée de Géologie de Leningrad. 5: 75–134.
  4. ^ Mirzaie Ataabadi M., Fortelius M. (2016). "Introduction to the special issue "The late Miocene Maragheh mammal fauna; results of recent multidisciplinary research"". Paleobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 99: 339–347.
  5. ^ Salesa, M. J.; Antón, M.; Morales, J.; Peigné, S. (2012). "Systematics and phylogeny of the small felines (Carnivora, Felidae) from the Late Miocene of Europe: a new species of Felinae from the Vallesian of Batallones (MN 10, Madrid, Spain)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 10 (1): 87–102. doi:10.1080/14772019.2011.566584.
  6. ^ Johnson, W. E.; Eizirik, E.; Pecon-Slattery, J.; Murphy, W. J.; Antunes, A.; Teeling, E. & O'Brien, S. J. (2006). "The Late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: A genetic assessment". Science. 311 (5757): 73–77. Bibcode:2006Sci...311...73J. doi:10.1126/science.1122277. PMID 16400146.


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