Felidae from Cooper’s Cave, South Africa (Mammalia: Carnivora)
Author
O’Regan, Hannah J.
Author
Steininger, Christine
text
Geodiversitas
2017
2017-06-30
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/g2017n2a8
journal article
10.5252/g2017n2a8
1638-9395
5206125
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:36D6C5E9-8632-41E2-88F0-D470B3DEA72C
Caracal caracal
(
Schreber, 1776
)
(Caracal)
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — CD 9172, a left 1st metacarpal.
DESCRIPTION AND TAXONOMIC ASSIGNMENT
This specimen is complete, but heavily encrusted with pyrolusite. From the size (total length =
18.5 mm
) and visible morphology it is a good match for caracal. Note that the specimen (CD 324) tentatively identified as a lower carnassial of a caracal in
Berger
et al.
(2003)
is the posterior portion of a very heavily damaged P
4
and is not identifiable.