''Pristinailurus bristoli'' is a fossil species in the

carnivora Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ...

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Ailuridae Ailuridae is a family in the mammal order Carnivora. The family consists of the red panda (the sole living representative) and its extinct relatives. Georges Cuvier first described ''Ailurus'' as belonging to the raccoon family in 1825; this cl ...

, well-represented in the Hemphillian deposits at the Gray Fossil Site in Gray, Tennessee. It was significantly larger than the living ''Ailurus'' but probably possessed a weaker bite. Males appear to have been as much as twice the size of females.

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Ailuridae Miocene musteloids Neogene mammals of North America Prehistoric carnivoran genera {{paleo-carnivora-stub