Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Alternative combination: Felis longignathus
Full reference: J. A. Shotwell. 1956. Hemphillian mammalian assemblage from northeastern Oregon. Geological Society America Bulletin 67
Belongs to Lynx according to K. L. Seymour 1999
See also Shotwell 1956
Sister taxa: Felis (Lynx) lybiensis, Felis (Lynx) montana, Felis (Lynx) nubiensis, Felis (Lynx) vulgaris, Lynx californicus, Lynx canadensis, Lynx issiodorensis, Lynx lynx, Lynx pardinus, Lynx proterolyncis, Lynx rufus, Lynx shansius, Lynx texensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is McKay Reservoir, which is in a Hemphillian pond sandstone in the McKay Formation of Oregon
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution: found only at McKay Reservoir
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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