Pristinailurus
| Pristinailurus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Skull of P. bristoli | |
| Head of P. bristoli | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ailuridae |
| Genus: | †Pristinailurus Wallace & Wang, 2004 |
| Species: | †P. bristoli |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pristinailurus bristoli Wallace & Wang, 2004 | |
Pristinailurus bristoli is a fossil species in the carnivoran family Ailuridae, well-represented in the Hemphillian deposits at the Gray Fossil Site in Gray, Tennessee. It was significantly larger than the living Ailurus but probably possessed a weaker bite. Males appear to have been as much as twice the size of females.