The newly discovered fossil is thought to belong to the same genus as modern rusty-spotted cats, which are among the smallest felines in the world. Catherine Gugelmann / AFP via Getty Images ...

Scientists have uncovered the fossil remains of a tiny feline species smaller than a house cat from an ancient cave in eastern China. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences say the ...

Ludwig is now in the middle of building a nonprofit group called Maryland Fossil Finders. Launched in September, the group ...

The cat fossil was found in a geologic layer dated to between 275,000 and 331,000 years ago, suggesting Prionailurus kurteni prowled the Earth alongside early humans. “The food scraps these ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the smallest known cat fossil at a site inhabited by archaic humans in eastern China. This diminutive feline, which has been identified as an extinct species of leopard ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) A cat as tiny as the palm of your hand? A newly ...

Saber-toothed predators — such as the famous saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis — evolved multiple times across different mammal groups. Their unusual teeth were functionally optimal and highly ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the smallest known cat fossil at a site inhabited by archaic humans in eastern China. This diminutive feline, which has been identified as an extinct species of ...

Prionailurus bengalensis is a small wild cat of South and East Asia. By CHANG,Yun-Hsin - http://blog.illustraciencia.cat/2015/04/prionailurus-bengalensis-chang-yun ...

Scientists identified the tiny species of cat from a fossilized jawbone, which could date back as far as 300,000 years ago.