Homotherium idahoensis Merriam 1918 (cat)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Alternative combination: Ischyrosmilus idahoensis

Full reference: J. C. Merriam. 1918. New Mammalia From the Idaho Formation. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 10(26):523-550

Belongs to Homotherium according to A. Berta and H. Galiano 1983

See also Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Merriam 1918

Sister taxa: Homotherium crenatidens, Homotherium crusafonti, Homotherium hadarensis, Homotherium ischyrus, Homotherium johnstoni, Homotherium latidens, Homotherium problematicum, Homotherium sainzelli, Homotherium ultimum

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution:

• Blancan of United States (3: Idaho collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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