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Felis rexroadensis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Taxonomy
Felis rexroadensis was named by Stephens (1959). Its type locality is Rexroad KU Locality 3, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas.

It was synonymized subjectively with Felis lacustris by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was recombined as Lynx rexroadensis by Savage (1960), Martin (1980), Hulbert (1992), Seymour (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. carocal, F. macrotis, F. microtis, F. sylvestris, F. libyca

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Felis rexroadensis Stephens
1960Lynx rexroadensis Savage
1970Felis rexroadensis Bjork
1980Lynx rexroadensis Martin
1985Felis rexroadensis Werdelin
1992Lynx rexroadensis Hulbert, Jr.
1999Lynx rexroadensis Seymour

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
superfamilyFeloideaHay 1930
familyFelidae
subfamilyFelinaeTrouessart 1885
genusFelis
speciesrexroadensis

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.

†Felis rexroadensis Stephens 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:22:03
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Piacenzian or 9.40000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) Felis rexroadensis (18577)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Felis rexroadensis (18359)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) Felis rexroadensis (18573)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oklahoma) Felis rexroadensis (18076)
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Zanclean9.4 - 3.6USA (Florida) Lynx rexroadensis (18535)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Idaho) Felis rexroadensis (19875)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Felis rexroadensis (19935 type locality: 19936 19940)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) Felis rexroadensis (20060)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Felis rexroadensis (19705)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Felis rexroadensis (19703)