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Researchers discover new big cat fossil in Himalayas

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Researchers discover new big cat fossil in Himalayas

While hunting for fossils in the Himalayas, a team of researchers found the skull of a cat. A big and very old cat. 4.4 million years old, to be precise.

Jack Tseng is a paleobiologist with the American Museum of Natural History, he was part of the group that found this new fossil. He joins the show with more.