Machairodus catocopis Cope 1887 (cat)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Alternative combinations: Hoplophoneus catocopis, Nimravides catocopis, Nimravus catocopis

Belongs to Machairodus according to M. Antón et al. 2013

See also Baskin 1981, Carranza-Castaneda and Miller 1996, Harrison 1983, Hay 1902, Martin and Schultz 1975, Martin et al. 1988 and Matthew 1910

Sister taxa: Machairodus africanus, Machairodus aphanistus, Machairodus giganteus, Machairodus irtyschensis, Machairodus ischimicus, Machairodus kurteni, Machairodus lahayishupup, Machairodus necator, Machairodus nihowanensis, Machairodus tanneri

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution:

• Hemphillian of United States (4: Kansas, Texas collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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