Machairodus ischimicus Orlov 1936 (cat)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Full reference: Y.u. A. Orlov. 1936. TertiƤre Raubtiere des westlichen Sibiriens; I. Machairodontinae (Tertiary Carnivors from Western Sibiria; I. Machairodontinae). Akademia Nauk SSSR. Trudy Paleozoologiceskogo Instituta. - Leningrad 5:111-154

Belongs to Machairodus according to Yu. A. Orlov 1936

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

Type specimen: No 2094/446, a limb element (metacarpale II dextrum)

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution: found only at Selim-Dzhevar (Pliocene of Kazakhstan)

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