James Randerson, science correspondent
A cheetah in the Masai Mara, Kenya. Photograph: Allstar/Stewart Kendall The fossilised skull of a big cat unearthed in north-west China has been identified as the most primitive cheetah ever found. The skull, which is between 2.16m and 2.55m years old, is superbly preserved and its location has cast doubt on ideas that cheetahs evolved in the Americas.
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009