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Taxonomy
Metailurus was named by Zdansky (1924). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Nimravinae by Savage (1965); to Felinae by Roussiakis and Theodorou (2003); to Metailurini by Berta and Galiano (1983), Slater and Van Valkenburgh (2008); and to Felidae by Carroll (1988), Werdelin and Peigne (2010), Koufos (2012).
It was assigned to Nimravinae by Savage (1965); to Felinae by Roussiakis and Theodorou (2003); to Metailurini by Berta and Galiano (1983), Slater and Van Valkenburgh (2008); and to Felidae by Carroll (1988), Werdelin and Peigne (2010), Koufos (2012).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Metailurus Zdansky |
| 1965 | Metailurus Savage p. 302 |
| 1983 | Metailurus Berta and Galiano p. 896 |
| 1988 | Metailurus Carroll |
| 2003 | Metailurus Roussiakis and Theodorou |
| 2008 | Metailurus Slater and Van Valkenburgh p. 407 |
| 2010 | Metailurus Werdelin and Peigne p. 652 |
| 2012 | Metailurus Koufos p. 56 |
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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. †Metailurus Zdansky 1924
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†Metailurus major Zdansky 1924
†Metailurus parvulus Hensel 1862
†Metailurus ultimus Li 2014
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. J. G. Savage 1965 | NimravinewithP^2absent,P3largeandP4withstrongparacone and well developed parastyle : P 2 if present very reduced. |