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Machairodus catocopis

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Felidae

Taxonomy
Machairodus catocopis was named by Cope (1887).

It was recombined as Hoplophoneus catocopis by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Nimravus catocopis by Matthew (1910); it was recombined as Nimravides catocopis by Martin and Schultz (1975), Harrison (1983), Martin et al. (1988), Carranza-Castaneda and Miller (1996); it was considered a nomen vanum by Baskin (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Machairodus catocopis Cope
1902Hoplophoneus catocopis Hay p. 778
1910Nimravus catocopis Matthew
1975Nimravides catocopis Martin and Schultz
1983Nimravides catocopis Harrison
1988Nimravides catocopis Martin et al.
1996Nimravides catocopis Carranza-Castaneda and Miller
2013Machairodus catocopis Antón et al. p. 1206

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
Pancarnivora
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
superfamilyFeloideaHay 1930
familyFelidae
subfamilyMachairodontinaeGill 1872
tribeMachairodontiniGill 1872
genusMachairodus
speciescatocopisCope 1887

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 catocopis Cope 1887
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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: 2009-01-04 14:32:49
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:32:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Van Valkenburgh 1988

Age range: Hemphillian or 9.40000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) Machairodus catocopis (18365 18415 18497)
early Early Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Texas) Nimravides catocopis (19538)