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 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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