ANCESTORS OF THE FIRST CATS During the Early Pliocene to the Eocene period between 65-33 million years ago the ancestors of the first cats appeared as descendents of the Miacid species, small marten- like carnivores that mainly inhabited forests. Photo courtesy of: Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (no copyright)Wikipedia commons Want to know more about […]
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