Taxonomy
The genus ''Miopanthera'' was first proposed in 1938 by Kretzoi for the species ''Pseudaelurus lorteti''. ''P. lorteti'' had previously been described as such in 1899, upon the discovery of fossils in Europe. However, Kretzoi's proposal was largely ignored by later authors. A 2010 review of the Felidae proposed splitting the genus ''Pseudaelurus'' in three, and suggested assigning ''P. lorteti'' to the genus ''Styriofelis'' alongside ''P. turnauensis''. Another species, ''Felis pamiri'', was described in 1965 based on a snout fragment found in Turkey. The locality at which it was found was estimated to be from the late Miocene, about 9.9 Ma. After its original description, no further material was assigned to the species. In 2017, a review of the species ''Felis pamiri'' concluded that it was likely closely related to ''S. lorteti'', and reassigned both species to the genus ''Miopanthera''. The paper also noted that the species ''Description
''Miopanthera lorteti'' ranged in size from that of a large caracal, to the size of a small leopard. ''Miopanthera pamiri'', which is known only from fragmentary, though nicely intact, material from a single individual, is theorized to have been similar in size to a large lynx or a small puma.Evolution
''M. pamiri'' is believed to have evolved from the earlier ''M. lorteti''. Due to certain features, it is also considered likely that ''Miopanthera'' was in some way ancestral to the modern ''Panthera'' lineage.References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q30894451 Prehistoric felids Prehistoric carnivoran genera