Miracinonyx trumani

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Feliformia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Ferae Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Feliformia

Familia: Felidae
Genus: †Miracinonyx
Species: †Miracinonyx trumani

Name

Miracinonyx trumani (Orr, 1969) ["Felis trumani"]

Type locality: Crypt Cave, Nevada, U.S.A.

Synonyms

• Felis trumani Orr, 1969 [​protonym​]
• Acinonyx (Miracinonyx) trumani Adams, 1979: 1155
• Acinonyx trumani
• Miracinonyx trumani Van Valkenburgh et al., 1989: 435

References

Primary references

• Orr, P.C. 1969. Felis trumani, a new radiocarbon dated cat skull from Crypt Cave, Nevada. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Bulletin 2: 1–8. Reference page. 
• Adams, D.B. 1979. The Cheetah: Native American. Science Vol. 205 No. 4411: 1155–1158. DOI: 10.1126/science.205.4411.1155 JSTOR Reference page. 
• Van Valkenburgh, B., Grady, F. & Kurtén, B. 1989. The Plio-Pleistocene Cheetah-Like Cat Miracinonyx inexpectatus of North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 10(4): 434-454. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1990.10011827 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page.