After McKenna & Bell, 1997, Johnson, Eizirik, Pecon-Slattery, Murphy, Antunes, Teeling & O'Brien, 2006, and Salesa, Antón, Morales & Peigné, 2012, with recent species from Nowak, 1991
<==o Felidae Fischer, 1817 (non Gray, 1821) (cats; kissaeläimet) |-- †Proailurus lemanensis Filhol, 1879 [Proaelurus Forbes, 1881] [incl. Brachictis Kretzoi, 1945; Stenogale] [Proailurinae Zittel, 1893] `--+--+-- †Pseudaelurus quadridentatus (Blainville, 1843) Gervais, 1850 [type] | `-- †Machairodontinae Gill, 1872 (Saber-toothed cats; “sapelihammaskissat”) `--+--o †Styriofelis Kretzoi, 1929 | |-- †S. turnauensis (Hoernes, 1882) Kretzoi, 1929 [Felis turnauensis Hoernes, 1882; Pseudaelurus turnauensis (Hoernes, 1882)] | `-- †S. vallesiensis Salesa, Antón, Morales & Peigné, 2012 `--+-- †Pristifelis attica (Wagner, 1857) Salesa, Antón, Morales & Peigné, 2012 [Felis attica Wagner, 1857] `--+-- Felinae Fischer, 1817 [incl. Acinonychinae Pocock, 1917] (small cats; “pienkissat”) `-- Pantheriinae Pocock, 1917 (big cats; “suurkissat”)
Genera of fossil Felinae+Pantherinae from McKenna & Bell, 1997
†Aelurogale Filhol, 1872 [Ailurictis, Ictidailurus, Nimraviscus] †A. sivalensis †Aeluropsis annectens Lydekker, 1884; U.Mioc. As. [Feliformia incertae sedis (McKenna & Bell)] †Amphimachairodus giganteus †Mellivorodon paleindicus Lydekker, 1884; U.Mioc. As. [Feliformia incertae sedis (McKenna & Bell)] †Pseudaelurus Gervais, 1850 [Pseudelurus Filhol, 1891 (lapsus calami?)] [incl. Parapseudailurus Kretzoi, 1929; Hyperailurictis Kretzoi, 1929; Afrosmilus Kretzoi, 1929; Miopanthera Kretzoi, 1938; Sansanailurus Kretzoi, 1938; Miopanthera (Schizailurus) Viret, 1951; Ailuromachairodus; Metailurus] L.Mioc. NAf., L.-U.Mioc. Eu., M.Mioc. As., M.-U.Mioc. NA. †P. lorteti Gaillard, 1899 [Miopanthera lorteti (Gaillard, 1899) Kretzoi, 1938] †P. romieviensis (Roman & Viret, 1934) †P. intripedens †P. transitorius Deperet, 1892 †P. sinclairi †P. stouti †P. aeluroides †Sivaelurus chinjienis Pilgrim, 1913; M.Mioc. SAs. ?†Vinayakia nocturna Pilgrim, 1932; U.Mioc. SAs.[Carnivora incertae sedis (McKenna & Bell)] †Vishnufelis Pilgrim, 1932; M.Mioc. SAs. †Pikermia Kretzoi, 1938; U.Mioc. Eu. †Abelia Kretzoi, 1938 [non Abelia R.Br. (a plant genus)(Caprifoliaceae)]; U.Mioc. Eu. †Pratifelis martini Hibbard, 1934; U.Mioc. NA. †Dolichofelis gracilis Kretzoi, 1929; Plioc. Eu. †Sivapardus punjabiensis Bakr, 1969; Plioc. As. †Jansofelis vaufreyi Bonifay, 1971; M.Pleist. Eu. †“Felis” lacustris [Felis incertae sedis] †“Felis” rexroadensis [Felis incertae sedis] †“Felis” maniculus †“Felis” wenzensis †“Felis” christoli †“Felis” antediluvia †“Felis” vireti †“Felis” vorohuensis †Sivafelis obscura Pilgrim, 1932 †Leontoceryx bessarabiae Kretzoi, 1938; L.Mioc. Eu. †Dromopanthera Kretzoi, 1929; Plioc. Eu. †Schaubia camp, Welles & Green, 1949 [Brachyprosopus Schaub, 1943] L.Plioc. Eu.
After Salesa, Antón, Morales & Peigné, 2012<==o Felidae |-- †Proailurus lemanensis `--o Felinae |-- †Styriofelis turnauensis `--+-- †Styriofelis vallesiensis `--+-- †Pristifelis attica `--+--+-- Felis margarita | `--+-- Felis chaus | `-- Profelis aurata `--+-- Felis silvestris `--+-- Felis lybica `--+-- Prionailurus bengalensis |-- Leptailurus serval |-- Lynx rufus |-- Lynx pardinus |-- Caracal caracal `-- Pantheriinae |
After McKenna & Bell, 1997<==o Felidae |--o †Proailurinae | `-- †Proailurus `--+-- †Machairodontinae `--+-- Acinonychinae `--+-- Felinae `-- Pantheriinae |
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