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Diamantofelis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Species
D. ferox (type species), D. minor

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Diamantofelis Morales et al.
2010Diamantofelis Werdelin and Peigne p. 650

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
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
genusDiamantofelis

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. †Diamantofelis Morales et al. 1998
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Diamantofelis ferox Morales et al. 1998
Diamantofelis minor Morales et al. 1998
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Morales et al. 1998Medium to small Felidae with rounded mandibular symphysis. p2 absent in the type species, short diastema, and because of this the mandible is also short, premolars narrow and high. m1 with absent metaconid and reduced talonid.