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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2006New cat family tree revealed
Modern cats have their roots in Asia 11 million years ago, according to a DNA study of wild and domestic cats. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4585766.stm  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Modern cats have their roots in Asia 11 million years ago, according to a > DNA study of wild and domestic cats. > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4585766.stm That was interesting. But I'm surprised the article didn't say anything about the sabertooth cat, which I thought was one of the main ancestors of all modern cats. Joyce > > Modern cats have their roots in Asia 11 million years ago, > according to a > DNA study of wild and domestic cats. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Joyce I don't know, maybe the sabertooth cat was from a branch that died out. It would be interesting to know more. There was also a short article on the New Scientist website http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8545 Journal reference: Science (vol 311, p 73) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > I don't know, maybe the sabertooth cat was from a branch that > died out. That's a good point, I think you're right. Joyce Adrian <anca@bigfoot.com> wrote: > I don't know, maybe the sabertooth cat was from a branch that > died out. That's a good point, I think you're right. Joyce ================================ Kind of a feline Neandertal. Didn't the cat in the picture look like Catnipped's Sammy? Suz&Spicey >That was interesting. But I'm surprised the article didn't say anything >about the sabertooth cat, which I thought was one of the main ancestors >of all modern cats. I believe (but am not certain) that the sabertooth cat was a New World only species, so it could only be ancestral to New World cats such as lynx and puma. I don't know if it has been determined whether it *is* in the direct line for modern species. SignatureWayne M. > I believe (but am not certain) that the sabertooth cat was a New > World only species, so it could only be ancestral to New World > cats such as lynx and puma. I don't know if it has been > determined whether it *is* in the direct line for modern > species. I skimmed through an essay on sabretooths in one of my dad's books (he was a paleontologist), and according to it, there were different but closely related species of sabretooths (sabreteeth?) in Europe and North America. They both became exinct about 12,000 years ago. In fact, other species of sabretooths existed before them, during the last 30-35 million years, some belonging to the Felidae and some to another family called Nimravidae. Now, this book (The Innocent Assasins) was first published in 1987, so the info may be outdated in part, but I think the gist should still be fairly accurate. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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