Lokotunjailurus fossil map
Where fossils of Lokotunjailurus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 5 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 11.63–2.58 million years ago (Tortonian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Felidae |
| Named by | Werdelin 2003 |
| Fossil records | 8 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Kenya, South Africa |
| Rock formations | Nawata, Nawata or Nachukui, Varswater |
About Lokotunjailurus
Lokotunjailurus is an extinct genus of saber-toothed cats (Machairodontinae) which existed during the late Miocene and earliest Pliocene epoch and is known from localities in northern, central, eastern and southern Africa, and possibly late Miocene of Sivalik Hills of Indian subcontinent. As a big cat, it was more slender than comparable recent species and its build suggests cursoriality. It is grouped among a group of similar-looking saber-toothed cats known as the scimitar-tooths.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lokotunjailurus (revision 1380889771), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q3836495.
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