Katifelis
| Katifelis Temporal range: Burdigalian, 17.5-16.8 Ma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | †Katifelis Adrian et al., 2018 |
| Type species | |
| †Katifelis nightingalei Adrian et al., 2018 | |
Katifelis is an extinct genus of felids that lived in what is now Kenya during the Early Miocene and is notable for its dental features, which are intermediate between basal and modern cats. It contains a single species, Katifelis nightingalei.
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