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Taxonomy
Felis atrox was named by Leidy (1853). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Uncia atrox by Cope (1880); it was recombined as Panthera atrox by Simpson (1941), Hibbard and Taylor (1960), Lundelius (1972); it was synonymized subjectively with Panthera leo by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was recombined as Panthera leo atrox by Barnett et al. (2009).
It was recombined as Uncia atrox by Cope (1880); it was recombined as Panthera atrox by Simpson (1941), Hibbard and Taylor (1960), Lundelius (1972); it was synonymized subjectively with Panthera leo by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was recombined as Panthera leo atrox by Barnett et al. (2009).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1853 | Felis atrox Leidy |
| 1873 | Felis atrox Leidy p. 228 |
| 1880 | Uncia atrox Cope p. 858 |
| 1902 | Felis atrox Hay p. 782 |
| 1934 | Felis onca mesembrina Cabrera |
| 1934 | Panthera onca mesembrina Cabrera |
| 1941 | Panthera atrox Simpson |
| 1960 | Panthera atrox Hibbard and Taylor |
| 1972 | Panthera atrox Lundelius, Jr. |
| 2009 | Panthera leo atrox Barnett et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Panthera leo atrox Leidy 1853
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†Panthera onca mesembrina Cabrera 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available