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

These big cats are well known, but there are many wild cat species in the world you may not have heard of. They include the ocelot, caracal, Pallas’s cat, Geoffroy’s cat, and the fishing cat.

This story features photos from the National Geographic Photo Ark. Buy Photo Ark books and merchandise here. This story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine.

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