Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Alternative combination: Felis onca
Synonyms: Felis augustus Leidy 1872, Felis listai Roth 1899, Felis veronis Hay 1919, Iemish listai Roth 1899, Panthera (Jaguarius) augusta Leidy 1872, Panthera onca augusta Leidy 1872, Uncia augusta Leidy 1872
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Panthera according to W. E. Johnson et al. 2006
See also Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser 2017, Chimento and Agnolin 2017, Cope 1880, Hay 1902, Jefferson 1991, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Leidy 1872, Leidy 1873, Linnaeus 1758, McCrady et al. 1954, Seymour 1993, Simpson 1941, Slaughter 1966 and Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Panthera (Jaguarius), Panthera balamoides, Panthera blytheae, Panthera gombaszoegensis, Panthera leo, Panthera palaeosinensis, Panthera pardus, Panthera tigris, Panthera uncia, Panthera zdanskyi
Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 23.5, humerus diameter 29.5, radius diameter 14.0
Estimated body mass: 84.8 kg based on femur diameter and humerus diameter
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (5 collections), Bolivia (4), Brazil (9), Chile (3), Ecuador (1), Georgia (1), Mexico (3), Panama (1), Peru (2), United States (39: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia), Uruguay (5)
• Blancan of Mexico (1)
Total: 74 collections including 75 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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