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Evolution. Extinction. Fossilization. (Repeat)
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Acinonyx jubatus
: World’s Oldest Cheetah?
A primitive Late Pliocene cheetah, and evolution of the cheetah lineage
. 2008. P. Christiansen and J. H. Mizak. PNAS. Published online before print Dec. 29, 2008
Unless it’s just
Sivapanthera linxiaensis
.
Read the story at
National Geographic News
.
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