Lynx longignathus Shotwell 1956 (lynx)

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

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