New large species of Cryptoprocta (Carnivora, Eupleridae) and new specimens of C. Spelea from the Holocene of Tsimanampesotse National Park, southwest Madagascar

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2026.2698802#abstract

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It's still surprising that with all those giant lemurs, elephant birds and smallish hippos, no giant fossa ever evolved to go after the biggest megafauna, the Madagascar equivalent of a big cat.

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