TY - JOUR
T1 - The Iberian record of the puma-like cat Puma pardoides (Owen, 1846) (Carnivora, Felidae)
AU - Madurell-Malapeira, Joan
AU - Alba, David M.
AU - Moyà-Solà, Salvador
AU - Aurell-Garrido, Josep
N1 - Funding Information:
We are indebted to E. Garcia, M. Petrucci and H. Hemmer for various support, and to S. Grau for revising the French version of the abstract and figure captions. Fieldwork at Vallparadís was financed by Gestió d’Infraestructures, S.A., under the supervision of the Generalitat de Catalunya. We thank S. Val, M. Valls, and preparators from Origen Conservació i Restauració, S.C.P., for the excellent preparation of the specimens. The collaboration of the Ajuntament de Terrassa is also acknowledged. This paper has been possible thanks to the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (CGL2008-00325/BTE) and the National Science Foundation (project RHOI-Hominid-NSF-BCS-0321893).
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Fossil puma-like cats (Puma pardoides) are recorded from several Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene Eurasian localities, but the interpretation of the phylogenetic relationships between them and the extant puma (Puma concolor) remains controversial. In the past, extinct puma-like cats have been classified into several genera and species, and a close relationship with both pumas (Puma concolor) and snow leopards (Uncia uncia) has been suggested. Here, we describe the fossil remains of puma-like cats from the Iberian Peninsula. These remains (from the localities of La Puebla de Valverde, Cueva Victoria and Vallparadís) cover the whole known chronological distribution of this species in Eurasia. Although there are dentognathic similarities with U. uncia, the Iberian remains of P. pardoides most closely resemble the extant P. concolor. It is concluded that P. pardoides is closely related to living pumas, which supports a likely Eurasian origin of the puma lineage.
AB - Fossil puma-like cats (Puma pardoides) are recorded from several Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene Eurasian localities, but the interpretation of the phylogenetic relationships between them and the extant puma (Puma concolor) remains controversial. In the past, extinct puma-like cats have been classified into several genera and species, and a close relationship with both pumas (Puma concolor) and snow leopards (Uncia uncia) has been suggested. Here, we describe the fossil remains of puma-like cats from the Iberian Peninsula. These remains (from the localities of La Puebla de Valverde, Cueva Victoria and Vallparadís) cover the whole known chronological distribution of this species in Eurasia. Although there are dentognathic similarities with U. uncia, the Iberian remains of P. pardoides most closely resemble the extant P. concolor. It is concluded that P. pardoides is closely related to living pumas, which supports a likely Eurasian origin of the puma lineage.
KW - Cueva Victoria
KW - La Puebla de Valverde
KW - Puma-like cats
KW - Spain
KW - Vallparadís
KW - Villafranchian
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=76749099725&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.crpv.2009.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.crpv.2009.12.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:76749099725
SN - 1631-0683
VL - 9
SP - 55
EP - 62
JO - Comptes Rendus - Palevol
JF - Comptes Rendus - Palevol
IS - 1-2
ER -