Prionailurus kurteni

Prionailurus kurteni is an extinct species of Prionailurus that inhabited China during the Middle Pleistocene.

History and naming

Prionailurus kurteni was described based on a single specimen, IVPP V33075, a partial mandible with two teeth. The specimen was found in the late Middle Pleistocene locality Hualongdong Cave No. I Homo Site in Anhui Province, China.
The specific name kurteni honors paleontologist Björn Kurtén.

Description

The holotype of P. kurteni is a partial mandible with the fourth premolar and first molar intact. It is very small.
It is described as a very small cat, comparable in size to South Asia rusty-spotted cat and African black-footed cat,'' whose head-and-body length reach at maximum 48cm and 52cm, respectively..