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Taxonomy
Acinonyx (Miracinonyx) was named by Adams (1979). It is not extant.
It was reranked as Miracinonyx by Van Valkenburgh et al. (1990), Martin (1998), Albright et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Acinonyx by Adams (1979); to Felinae by Van Valkenburgh et al. (1990), Martin (1998); and to Felidae by Albright et al. (2019).
It was reranked as Miracinonyx by Van Valkenburgh et al. (1990), Martin (1998), Albright et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Acinonyx by Adams (1979); to Felinae by Van Valkenburgh et al. (1990), Martin (1998); and to Felidae by Albright et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1979 | Acinonyx (Miracinonyx) Adams |
| 1990 | Miracinonyx Van Valkenburgh et al. p. 436 |
| 1998 | Miracinonyx Martin p. 239 |
| 2019 | Miracinonyx Albright et al. p. 170 |
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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.
G. †Miracinonyx Adams 1979 [American cheetah]
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†Miracinonyx inexpectatus Cope 1895
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Invalid names: Felis longicrus Brown 1908 [synonym], Smilodontopsis mooreheadi Hay 1920 [synonym]
†Miracinonyx studeri Savage 1960
†Miracinonyx trumani Orr 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 2.58000 to 0.01400 Ma
Collections (31 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blancan | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Felis studeri (20075) | |
| Blancan | USA (Texas) | Acinonyx studeri (20033) Felis inexpectata (20026 28791) | |
| Blancan | Mexico (Guanajuato) | Felis studeri (20077) | |
| Blancan | USA (Florida) | Miracinonyx inexpectatus (19757 19759) | |
| Gelasian | USA (California) | Acinonyx studeri (19702) | |
| Gelasian | USA (Florida) | Felis inexpectatus (20384) Miracinonyx inexpectatus (19758) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | Miracinonyx inexpectatus (80031) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | Miracinonyx inexpectatus (79950) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Florida) | Miracinonyx sp. (20289) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Maryland) | Felis inexpectata, Felis inexpectatus (20302) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (South Carolina) | Miracinonyx inexpectatus (79919) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (West Virginia) | Miracinonyx inexpectatus (20286) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Texas) | Acinonyx studeri (20342) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Felis inexpectatus (20354) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Arkansas) | Acinonyx studeri (20290) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (California) | Miracinonyx sp. (20327) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Colorado) | Miracinonyx inexpectatus (20150) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (South Carolina) | Miracinonyx trumani (79757) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (Florida) | Miracinonyx inexpectatus (20398) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Felis inexpectata (74292) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Colorado) | Acinonyx trumani (74954) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial) | USA (Florida) | Felis inexpectata (154771) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Georgia) | Felis inexpectata (13066) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Wyoming) | Felis trumani (93181) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | Miracinonyx inexpectatus (152904) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial) | USA (Texas) | Felis inexpectata (93103) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Wyoming) | Miracinonyx trumani (20621) |