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Caracal aurata Temminck 1827 (African golden cat)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 224080

Alternative combination: Felis aurata

Belongs to Caracal according to W. E. Johnson et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Caracal caracal, Caracal serval

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Average measurements (in mm): femur length 158.7, humerus length 132.3, radius length 113.6, tibia length 148.8, ulna length 124.1

Estimated body mass: 10.4 kg based on femur length, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length