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Panthera crassidens Temporal range: Late Pliocene and early |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | †P. crassidens |
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Panthera crassidens Broom 1948 |
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Panthera crassidens is a possible species of leopard, that is now extinct. It lived during the late Pliocene and early in Africa. It has been argued that the few fossil remains do not represent a genuine species, and instead belong to some other form of big cat.