Name: Yoshi.
Phonetic: Yo-she/Yosh-e.
Named By: N. Spassov & D. Geraads -
2014. - 2014.
Classification: Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivoa,
Feliformia, Felidae, Machairodontinae, Metailurini.
Species: Y. garevskii
(type), Y. minor.
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Macedonia.
Time period: Late Miocene.
Fossil representation: Partial remains of a few
individuals.
Yoshi
is a genus of metailurine sabre-toothed cat that lived in Eastern
Europe during the late Miocene. Yoshi seems to
have been adapted to
be smaller light weight predators relying upon speed and agility to
capture prey.
Further reading
- A New Felid from the Late Miocene of the Balkans and the Contents
of the Genus Metailurus Zdansky, 1924 (Carnivora, Felidae).
- Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 22. - N. Spassov
& D. Geraads - 2014.
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |