Panthera uncia pyrenaica explained

Panthera uncia pyrenaica, also known as the Arago snow leopard or the European snow leopard, is a subspecies of snow leopard that lived during the Middle Pleistocene in southern France.^[1]

Taxonomy

It was originally interpreted as a leopard fossil, and given the name Panthera pardus tautavelensis in the Program/Guide book for 16th International Cave Bear and Lion Symposium; however, this name, since it was not formally published in a scientific journal, is considered a nomen nudum.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Hemmer . H. . An intriguing find of an early Middle Pleistocene European snow leopard, Panthera uncia pyrenaica ssp. nov. (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae), from the Arago cave (Tautavel, Pyrénées-Orientales, France) . Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments . 2023 . 103 . 207–220 . 10.1007/s12549-021-00514-y . 246433218 . free .
2. Testu . A. . Moigne . A.-M. . Lumley . H. de . 2010 . La panthère Panthera pardus tautavelensis nov. ssp. des niveaux inférieurs de la caune de l'Arago à Tautavel (Pyrenées-Orientales, France) dans le contexte des Felidae (Felinae, Pantherinae) de taille moyenne du Pléistocène européen . French . 16th International Cave Bear and Lion Symposium, Azé (Saône-et-Loire, France, September 22nd-26th, 2010 . Program/Guide book of excursions . 64 .