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| fossil_range = [[Pliocene]] to [[Pleistocene]]<ref name="TPBDB">[http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_name=Felis+lunensis&is_real_user=1 The Paleobiology Database ''Felis lunensis'' entry] Accessed on 14 March 2010</ref> {{Fossilrange|2.5|0.0781}}
| fossil_range = [[Pliocene]] to [[Pleistocene]]<ref name="TPBDB">{{cite web |url=http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_name=Felis+lunensis&is_real_user=1 |website=The Paleobiology Database |title=''Felis lunensis'' |access-date=14 March 2010}}</ref> {{Fossilrange|2.5|0.0781}}
| image = Felis lunensis.JPG
| image = Felis lunensis.JPG
| image_caption = Fragment of ''f. lunensis'' fossilized jawbone, at Museo di Paleontologia di Firenze
| image_caption = Fragment of ''f. lunensis'' fossilized jawbone, at Museo di Paleontologia di Firenze
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| synonyms = ''Felis silvestris lunensis''<br>Martelli's cat
| synonyms = ''Felis silvestris lunensis''<br>Martelli's cat
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'''''Felis lunensis''''' ('''Martelli's cat''') is an [[extinction|extinct]] [[Felidae|felid]] of the subfamily [[Felinae]].


==Evolution and taxonomy==
'''''Felis lunensis''''' ('''Martelli's cat''') is an [[extinction|extinct]] [[Felidae|felid]] of the subfamily [[Felinae]]. Around 12 million years ago, the genus ''Felis'' appeared and eventually gave rise to many of the modern small cats. ''Felis lunensis'' was one of the first modern ''Felis'' species, appearing around 2.5 million years ago in the [[Pliocene]]. Fossil specimens of ''F. lunensis'' have been recovered in [[Italy]] and [[Hungary]].<ref name="TPBDB"/> Fossil evidence suggests the modern European wildcat ''[[Felis silvestris]]'' may have evolved from ''F. lunensis'' during the Middle Pleistocene.<ref name="Yama2004">{{cite journal |last1=Yamaguchi |first1=N. |last2=Driscoll |first2=C. A. |last3=Kitchener |first3=A.C. |last4=Ward |first4=J. M. |last5=Macdonald |first5=D. W. |year=2004 |title= Craniological differentiation between European wildcats (''Felis silvestris silvestris''), African wildcats (''F. s. lybica'') and Asian wildcats (''F. s. ornata''): implications for their evolution and conservation |journal= Biological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=83 |pages=47–63 |url=http://www.filogenetica.org/cursos/deluna/morfometria/casos%20de%20estudio/catSkulls.pdf |doi=10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00372.x}}</ref> This has resulted in ''F. lunensis'' occasionally being considered a subspecies of ''Felis silvestris''.
Around 12&nbsp;million years ago, the genus ''[[Felis]]'' appeared and eventually gave rise to many of the modern small cats. ''Felis lunensis'' was one of the first modern ''Felis'' species, appearing around 2.5&nbsp;million years ago in the [[Pliocene]]. Fossil specimens of ''F.&nbsp;lunensis'' have been recovered in [[Italy]] and [[Hungary]].<ref name="TPBDB"/> Fossil evidence suggests the modern European wildcat ''[[Felis silvestris]]'' may have evolved from ''F.&nbsp;lunensis'' during the Middle Pleistocene.<ref name="Yama2004">{{cite journal |last1=Yamaguchi |first1=N. |last2=Driscoll |first2=C.A. |last3=Kitchener |first3=A.C. |last4=Ward |first4=J.M. |last5=Macdonald |first5=D.W. |year=2004 |title=Craniological differentiation between European wildcats (''Felis silvestris silvestris''), African wildcats (''F.&nbsp;s.&nbsp;lybica'') and Asian wildcats (''F.&nbsp;s.&nbsp;ornata''): Implications for their evolution and conservation |journal=Biological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=83 |pages=47–63 |url=http://www.filogenetica.org/cursos/deluna/morfometria/casos%20de%20estudio/catSkulls.pdf |doi=10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00372.x}}</ref> This has resulted in ''F.&nbsp;lunensis'' occasionally being considered a subspecies of ''Felis silvestris''.


''Felis lunensis'' first [[Scientific description|described]] by [[Ugolino Martelli]] in 1906 was a [[mandible]] [[Excavation (archaeology)|excavated]] in Pliocene deposits near Olivola in [[Tuscany]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Martelli |first1=A. |year=1906 |title=Su due Mustelidi e un Felide del Pliocene Toscano |trans-title=About two Mustelids and one Felid of Pliocene Toscana |journal=Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana |volume=25 |issue= |pages=595–612 |url=https://archive.org/details/bollettinodellas2519soci/page/606}}</ref> The [[holotype]] specimen is now preserved in the collection of the [[University of Florence]] in Italy.<ref name="Cioppi1983">{{cite journal |last1=Cioppi |first1=E. |author2=Mazzini M. |year=1983 |title= Catalogue of type specimens in the vertebrate collections of the museum of geology and paleontology of the University of Florence (Italy). II: Carnivora, Felidae |journal= Atti della Societa Toscana di Scienze Naturali Residente in Pisa |volume=90 |pages=227–236 |url=http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=9188603}}</ref>
''Felis lunensis'' first [[Scientific description|described]] by [[Ugolino Martelli]] in 1906 was a [[mandible]] [[Excavation (archaeology)|excavated]] in Pliocene deposits near Olivola in [[Tuscany]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Martelli |first1=A. |year=1906 |title=Su due Mustelidi e un Felide del Pliocene Toscano |trans-title=About two Mustelids and one Felid of Pliocene Toscana |journal=Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana |volume=25 |pages=595–612 |url=https://archive.org/details/bollettinodellas2519soci/page/606}}</ref> The [[holotype]] specimen is now preserved in the collection of the [[University of Florence]] in Italy.<ref name="Cioppi1983">{{cite journal |last1=Cioppi |first1=E. |last2=Mazzini |first2=M. |year=1983 |series=Catalogue of type specimens in the vertebrate collections of the museum of geology and paleontology of the University of Florence (Italy) |title=Part&nbsp;II: Carnivora, Felidae |journal=Atti della Societa Toscana di Scienze Naturali Residente in Pisa |volume=90 |pages=227–236 |url=http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=9188603}}</ref>


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Felis lunensis
Temporal range: Pliocene to Pleistocene[1] 2.5–0.0781 Ma
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Fragment of f. lunensis fossilized jawbone, at Museo di Paleontologia di Firenze
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Felis
Species:
†F. lunensis
Binomial name
†Felis lunensis
Martelli, 1906
Synonyms

Felis silvestris lunensis
Martelli's cat

Felis lunensis (Martelli's cat) is an extinct felid of the subfamily Felinae.

Evolution and taxonomy

Around 12 million years ago, the genus Felis appeared and eventually gave rise to many of the modern small cats. Felis lunensis was one of the first modern Felis species, appearing around 2.5 million years ago in the Pliocene. Fossil specimens of F. lunensis have been recovered in Italy and Hungary.[1] Fossil evidence suggests the modern European wildcat Felis silvestris may have evolved from F. lunensis during the Middle Pleistocene.[2] This has resulted in F. lunensis occasionally being considered a subspecies of Felis silvestris.

Felis lunensis first described by Ugolino Martelli in 1906 was a mandible excavated in Pliocene deposits near Olivola in Tuscany.[3] The holotype specimen is now preserved in the collection of the University of Florence in Italy.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Felis lunensis". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. ^ Yamaguchi, N.; Driscoll, C.A.; Kitchener, A.C.; Ward, J.M.; Macdonald, D.W. (2004). "Craniological differentiation between European wildcats (Felis silvestris silvestris), African wildcats (F. s. lybica) and Asian wildcats (F. s. ornata): Implications for their evolution and conservation" (PDF). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 83: 47–63. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00372.x.
  3. ^ Martelli, A. (1906). "Su due Mustelidi e un Felide del Pliocene Toscano" [About two Mustelids and one Felid of Pliocene Toscana]. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana. 25: 595–612.
  4. ^ Cioppi, E.; Mazzini, M. (1983). "Part II: Carnivora, Felidae". Atti della Societa Toscana di Scienze Naturali Residente in Pisa. Catalogue of type specimens in the vertebrate collections of the museum of geology and paleontology of the University of Florence (Italy). 90: 227–236.


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