Miracinonyx

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: †M. inexpectatus – †M. trumani

Name

Miracinonyx Adams, 1979 [as subgenus; genus: Van Valkenburgh et al., 1989: 434]

Type species: Miracinonyx trumani

Etymology

mirus (Latin) "surprising" + Acinonyx "Old World cheetah" [Adams, 1979: 1155]

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Additional references

• 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. 

Vernacular names

English: New World Cheetah-like Cats