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Miracinonyx inexpectatus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Taxonomy
Crocuta inexpectata was named by Cope (1895).

It was recombined as Uncia inexpectata by Cope (1899); it was recombined as Felis inexpectatus by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Felis inexpectata by Simpson (1941), Slaughter (1966) and Kurtén (1976); it was synonymized subjectively with Acinonyx studeri by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was considered a nomen dubium by Adams (1979); it was recombined as Miracinonyx inexpectatus by Van Valkenburgh et al. (1990) and Morgan and Seymour (1997).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Crocuta inexpectata Cope p. 449
1899Uncia inexpectata Cope
1902Felis inexpectatus Hay p. 783
1908Felis longicrus Brown
1920Smilodontopsis mooreheadi Hay p. 107 figs. Plate 4, figs. 21-22
1941Felis inexpectata Simpson
1966Felis inexpectata Slaughter p. 81
1976Felis inexpectata Kurtén
1990Miracinonyx inexpectatus Van Valkenburgh et al. p. 436 figs. Figs,. 2, 5, 7 - 10, 12 - 14
1997Miracinonyx inexpectatus Morgan and Seymour

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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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
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
subfamilyFelinaeTrouessart 1885
genusMiracinonyx(Adams 1979)
speciesinexpectatus()

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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Invalid names: Felis longicrus Brown 1908 [synonym], Smilodontopsis mooreheadi Hay 1920 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. P. Hay 1920 (Smilodontopsis mooreheadi)Of moderate size. No protocone. Preanterior lobe very small.