Magerictis imperialensis is an extinct member of the red panda family Ailuridae and the only species of the fossil genus Magerictis, a name sometimes spelled imperialis. It was originally known from a single second lower molar, found at an early Miocene site near Madrid, and several more specimens found later were still undescribed in 2014. It is estimated to have been slightly smaller than the closely related Parailurus and similar in size to the living red panda, and it differs from both genera in having a second lower molar whose cusps all sit at the tooth margin. It is thought to have evolved from a species of Amphictis, and a study published in 2025 of its skull and skeleton placed the genus in a new subfamily, Magerictinae.
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Source Magerictis (Wikipedia)
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Source Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Magerictis imperialensisOccurrence record, countryQuote, Occurrence record, country
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1. Paleobiology Database: Magerictis imperialensis (Paleobiology Database)
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, extant status (extinct)
"is_extant": "extinct"
Ecospace record, environment
"taxon_environment": "terrestrial"
Taxon record, diet (carnivore)
"diet": "carnivore, omnivore"
Taxon record, diet (omnivore)
"diet": "carnivore, omnivore"
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Description
similar in size to the extant relative Ailurus
Child Taxon Of: Ailuridae, Lead, kind of animal
Magerictis is a fossil genus of ailurid with a single species Magerictis imperialenis
In Group: Mustelids, Procyonids And Other Carnivorans, Lead, kind of animal
Magerictis is a fossil genus of ailurid with a single species Magerictis imperialenis
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