†Machairodus giganteus Wagner 1848 (cat)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Belongs to Machairodus according to A. Wagner 1848
See also Koufos 2012
Sister taxa: Machairodus africanus, Machairodus aphanistus, Machairodus catocopis, Machairodus irtyschensis, Machairodus ischimicus, Machairodus kurteni, Machairodus lahayishupup, Machairodus necator, Machairodus nihowanensis, Machairodus tanneri
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Türkiye (1 collection)
• Turolian of Greece (1), Spain (1), Türkiye (1)
• Miocene of Chad (1), France (1), Greece (1), Moldova (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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