Miracinonyx Adams 1979 (American cheetah)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Alternative spelling: Acinonyx (Miracinonyx)

Parent taxon: Felinae according to B. Van Valkenburgh et al. 1990

See also Adams 1979, Albright et al. 2019 and Martin 1998

Sister taxa: Acinonyx, Caracal, Catopuma, Felini, Felis, Herpailurus, Leopardus, Leptailurus, Leptofelis, Lynx, Miopanthera, Neofelis, Otocolobus, Panthera, Pardofelis, Pratifelis, Prionailurus, Pristifelis, Puma, Sivapanthera, Styriofelis

Subtaxa: Miracinonyx inexpectatus Miracinonyx studeri Miracinonyx trumani

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Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (24: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, Wyoming collections)

• Blancan of Mexico (2), United States (5: Florida, Texas)

Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence

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