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 ... footed cat or the rusty-spotted cat.

Scientists identified the tiny species of cat from a fossilized jawbone, which could date back as far as 300,000 years ago.

The newly discovered fossil is thought to belong to the same genus as modern rusty-spotted ... extinct cat species that was so small it would have fit in the palm of your hand.

Bengal has discovered the world's smallest and lightest wild cat, the rusty-spotted cat, in its Purulia district. This species, considered near threatened on the IUCN Red List, was spotted for the ...

was so petite that it could comfortably fit in the palm of one's hand. It was comparable in size to the two smallest existing feline species — the rusty-spotted cat and the black-footed cat ...

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 ... such as the black-footed cat ...