Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Alternative combinations: Crocuta inexpectata, Felis inexpectata, Felis inexpectatus, Uncia inexpectata
Synonyms: Felis longicrus Brown 1908, Smilodontopsis mooreheadi Hay 1920
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1895. The fossil Vertebrata from the fissure at Port Kennedy, Pa. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 47:447-450
Belongs to Miracinonyx according to B. Van Valkenburgh et al. 1990
See also Cope 1895, Hay 1902, Hay 1920, Kurtén 1976, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Morgan and Seymour 1997, Simpson 1941 and Slaughter 1966
Sister taxa: Miracinonyx studeri, Miracinonyx trumani
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (15: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia collections)
• Blancan of United States (2: Florida)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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