Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Full reference: S. R. Stinnesbeck, W. Stinnesbeck, E. Frey, J. Avilés Olguín, C. Rojas Sandoval, A. Velázquez Morlet, and A. H. González. 2018. Panthera balamoides and other Pleistocene felids from the submerged caves of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Historical Biology 32(7):930-939
Belongs to Panthera according to S. R. Stinnesbeck et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Panthera (Jaguarius), Panthera blytheae, Panthera gombaszoegensis, Panthera leo, Panthera onca, Panthera palaeosinensis, Panthera pardus, Panthera tigris, Panthera uncia, Panthera zdanskyi
Type specimen: CPC-2205, a limb element (Distal third of a right humerus). Its type locality is El Pit cenote, which is in a Pleistocene sinkhole carbonate in Mexico.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution: found only at El Pit cenote
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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