Longchuansmilus, Jiangzuo & Li & Fu & Duan & Che, 2022

Jiangzuo, Qigao, Li, Shijie, Fu, Jiao, Duan, Shiqi Wang Xueping Ji Mei & Che, Decai, 2022, Fossil Felidae (Carnivora: Mammalia) from the Yuanmou hominid site, southern China (Late Miocene) and its significance in the living environment of the fossil ape, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 196, pp. 1156-1174 : 1159

LONGCHUANSMILUS GEN. NOV.

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Diagnosis: See diagnosis of the type species L. xingyongi .

Etymology: The genus is named after the Longchuan River, which runs across the Yuanmou Basin, and Greek σµίλη, dagger.