Alagtsavbaatar

Alagtsavbaatar
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Infraorder: Aeluroidea
Genus: Alagtsavbaatar
Egi et al., 2016
Type species
Stenoplesictis indigenus
Dashzeveg, 1996
Species
  • Alagtsavbaatar indigenus Dashzeveg, 1996
Synonyms

Alagtsavbaatar (meaning "Alag Tsav hero") is an extinct species of carnivorous cat-like carnivoran belonging to the infraorder Aeluroidea. It was endemic to Asia, with all known specimens being found in Mongolia, and lived during the late Eocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus, with the type and only known species being A. indigenus, and is named after the Alag Tsav locality where its remains were first discovered.