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Amphimachairodus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Taxonomy
Amphimachairodus was named by Kretzoi (1929). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Homotheriini by Antón et al. (2013); and to Machairodontini by Jiangzuo et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Amphimachairodus Kretzoi
2013Amphimachairodus Antón et al. p. 1210
2022Amphimachairodus Jiangzuo et al.

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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
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
superfamilyFeloideaHay 1930
familyFelidae
subfamilyMachairodontinaeGill 1872
tribeMachairodontiniGill 1872
genusAmphimachairodusKretzoi 1929

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. †Amphimachairodus Kretzoi 1929
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†Amphimachairodus alvarezi Ruiz-Ramoni et al. 2019
†Amphimachairodus hezhengensis Jiangzuo et al. 2023
†Amphimachairodus horribilis Schlosser 1903
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: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Turolian to the top of the Hemphillian or 8.70000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Nimravides catocopis (18437)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Gansu) A. horribilis (231009) Machairodus horribilis (190016)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Gamsu) Machairodus horribilis (223926)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Attica) A. giganteus (202630 202631)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Italy (Cuneo) A. sp. (175903)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey (Cankiri) A. giganteus (184368)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oklahoma) Machairodus catacopis (18304)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Machairodus coloradensis (18073 18097)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Hidalgo) A. coloradensis (212307)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Colorado) Machairodus coloradensis (18495)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Machairodus coloradensis (18033 18439)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Kansas) A. coloradensis (18111) Machairodus catocopis (18140) Machairodus coloradensis (18342)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Jalisco) Machairodus coloradensis (189790)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) Machairodus coloradensis (19604)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Arizona) Machairodus coloradensis (19612)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Chihuahua) Machairodus coloradensis (18755)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Guanajuato) Machairodus coloradensis (18713) Machairodus sp. (18740)
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Zanclean10.3 - 3.6USA (Florida) Machairodus coloradensis (18535)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Makedonia Thraki) A. giganteus (157582)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Valencia) Machairodontini indet. (40758)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588China (Tianjin) Machairodus horribilis (231233)