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Machairodus tanneri
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).
It was recombined as Machairodus tanneri by Martin (1998).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1975 | Machairodus coloradensis tanneri Martin and Schultz pp. 57 - 59 figs. Figs. 2, 3A |
| 1998 | Machairodus tanneri Martin p. 239 |
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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.
†Machairodus tanneri Martin and Schultz 1975
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. D. Martin and C. B. Schultz 1975 | A scimitar-toothed felid with a well-developed, dependent flange on the ramus and two roots on p3. |
Measurements
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Van Valkenburgh 1988 | |||||
Age range: Hemphillian or 9.40000 to 4.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Hemphillian | USA (Nebraska) | Machairodus coloradensis (18441) |