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Machairodus tanneri

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Taxonomy
Machairodus coloradensis tanneri was named by Martin and Schultz (1975). Its type specimen is USNM 26086, a mandible (Right ramus with i1-3 alv., /c rt., p3-m1 broken), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Machairodus tanneri by Martin (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Machairodus coloradensis tanneri Martin and Schultz pp. 57 - 59 figs. Figs. 2, 3A
1998Machairodus tanneri Martin p. 239

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
superfamilyFeloideaHay 1930
familyFelidae
subfamilyMachairodontinaeGill 1872
tribeMachairodontiniGill 1872
genusMachairodus
speciestanneri()

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.

Machairodus tanneri Martin and Schultz 1975
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. D. Martin and C. B. Schultz 1975A scimitar-toothed felid with a well-developed, dependent flange on the ramus and two roots on p3.