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Taxonomy
Felis lacustris was named by Gazin (1933). Its type specimen is USNM 12611, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Lynx lacustris by Savage (1960), Hulbert (1992); it was recombined as Puma lacustris by Seymour (1999).
It was recombined as Lynx lacustris by Savage (1960), Hulbert (1992); it was recombined as Puma lacustris by Seymour (1999).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Felis lacustris Gazin p. 251 figs. 1, 2 |
| 1960 | Lynx lacustris Savage |
| 1970 | Felis lacustris Bjork |
| 1980 | Felis lacustris Kurten and Anderson p. 195 |
| 1992 | Lynx lacustris Hulbert, Jr. |
| 1999 | Puma lacustris Seymour |
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†Puma lacustris Gazin 1933
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| C. L. Gazin 1933 | ize of mandible smaller than average of Felis concolor.
Symphysis shallow, with rounded anterior margin not projecting downward so markedly as in F. concolor. Canine short and robust. Cheek-teeth slender with premolars relatively narroweranteriorly and carnassial small. |