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Amphimachairodus coloradensis

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Felidae

Taxonomy
Machairodus coloradensis was named by Cook (1922) [type of subgenus Heterofelis].

It was synonymized subjectively with Machairodus catocopis by Matthew (1924), Burt (1931); it was recombined as Amphimachairodus coloradensis by Antón et al. (2013).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Machairodus coloradensis Cook
1975Machairodus coloradensis Martin and Schultz
1981Machairodus coloradensis Baskin
1983Machairodus coloradensis Harrison
2013Amphimachairodus coloradensis Antón et al. p. 1210

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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
genusAmphimachairodusKretzoi 1929
speciescoloradensis(Cook 1922)

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.

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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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: Hemphillian or 9.40000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Nimravides catocopis (18437)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Hidalgo) Amphimachairodus coloradensis (212307)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Texas) Machairodus coloradensis (18073 18097)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) Amphimachairodus coloradensis (18111) Machairodus catocopis (18140) Machairodus coloradensis (18342)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Jalisco) Machairodus coloradensis (189790)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oklahoma) Machairodus catacopis (18304)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Machairodus coloradensis (18033 18439)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Colorado) Machairodus coloradensis (18495)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Arizona) Machairodus coloradensis (19612)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Chihuahua) Machairodus coloradensis (18755)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) Machairodus coloradensis (19604)
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Zanclean9.4 - 3.6USA (Florida) Machairodus coloradensis (18535)