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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).
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
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1895 | Crocuta inexpectata Cope p. 449 |
1899 | Uncia inexpectata Cope |
1902 | Felis inexpectatus Hay p. 783 |
1908 | Felis longicrus Brown |
1920 | Smilodontopsis mooreheadi Hay p. 107 figs. Plate 4, figs. 21-22 |
1941 | Felis inexpectata Simpson |
1966 | Felis inexpectata Slaughter p. 81 |
1976 | Felis inexpectata Kurtén |
1990 | Miracinonyx inexpectatus Van Valkenburgh et al. p. 436 figs. Figs,. 2, 5, 7 - 10, 12 - 14 |
1997 | Miracinonyx inexpectatus Morgan and Seymour |
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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.
†Miracinonyx inexpectatus Cope 1895
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Invalid names: Felis longicrus Brown 1908 [synonym], Smilodontopsis mooreheadi Hay 1920 [synonym]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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O. P. Hay 1920 (Smilodontopsis mooreheadi) | Of moderate size. No protocone. Preanterior lobe very small. |