Yoshi

Yo-she/Yosh-e.
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Name

Yoshi.

Phonetic

Yo-she/Yosh-e.

Named By

N.‭ ‬Spassov‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬Geraads‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Carnivoa,‭ ‬Feliformia,‭ ‬Felidae,‭ ‬Machairodontinae,‭ ‬Metailurini.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

Y.‭ ‬garevskii‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Macedonia.

Time Period

Late Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of a few individuals.

In Depth

       Yoshi is a genus of metailurine sabre-toothed cat that lived in‭ ‬Eastern Europe during the late Miocene.‭ ‬Yoshi seems to‭ ‬have been adapted to be smaller light weight predators relying upon speed and agility to capture prey.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A New Felid from the Late Miocene of the Balkans and the Contents of the Genus Metailurus Zdansky,‭ ‬1924‭ (‬Carnivora,‭ ‬Felidae‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Mammalian Evolution.‭ ‬22.‭ ‬-‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Spassov‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬Geraads‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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