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Paleontologists have discovered previously unknown cat-like mammals that lived over 30 million years ago.
The researchers from the National Museum of the Czech Republic and Charles University in Prague, the capital of the country, discovered the lower left jaw of a prehistoric animal during field research conducted in 2017 in the municipality of Valeč in the Karlovy Vary region.
Discovery of Ancient Carnivorous Species.
A study of the fossil revealed that it represents an undescribed species, now named Fejfarictis valecensis by scientists, according to a study published in the journal Geodiversitas. This animal is an early member of Aeluroidea, a group of cat-like carnivorous mammals found on several continents and first appeared over 30 million years ago. This newly described creature also represents a completely new genus (species group) and belongs to a previously unknown lineage in Europe. The age of the F. valecensis fossil indicates that it is one of the first members of Aeluroidea to appear in Europe alongside a genus called Anictis.
In 2017, the discovery of the F. valecensis fossil revealed life in geological layers 33-34 million years ago. At that time, similar creatures were rare, adding to the mystery of the ancient and desolate era.
Anictis and F. valecensis appeared in Europe after a significant global cooling period, during which there was a decrease in sea levels that facilitated the migration of these predators between Asia and Europe. F. valecensis differs from Anictis due to its different jaw and highly primitive teeth, which have not yet exclusively adapted for hunting and carnivorous feeding.
“After the discovery of the jaw in 2017, it became clear that this research would take longer than expected, as the jaw is very unusual and we also face problems in dating the geological layers.”
"Boris Ekrt, a paleontologist at the National Museum and the author of the research, said in a press release."
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