Fossilized remains of leopard cat ancestors are rare, because these animals tend to live in unsheltered forest environments where their bones degrade more quickly, meaning few prehistoric ...

In a cave in eastern China, an exceptional fossil has been uncovered: that of a prehistoric cat so small it could have fit in the palm of a hand. This rare discovery opens a new window into the ...

these are the smallest cats that exist anywhere on Earth today. But the prehistoric feline’s size would have been akin to—or even smaller than—these modern miniatures. From the jaw fragment ...