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Puma lacustris

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Taxonomy
Felis lacustris was named by Gazin (1933). Its type specimen is USNM 12611, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Lynx lacustris by Savage (1960) and Hulbert (1992); it was recombined as Puma lacustris by Seymour (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Felis lacustris Gazin p. 251 figs. 1, 2
1960Lynx lacustris Savage
1970Felis lacustris Bjork
1980Felis lacustris Kurten and Anderson p. 195
1992Lynx lacustris Hulbert, Jr.
1999Puma lacustris Seymour

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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
subfamilyFelinaeTrouessart 1885
genusPumaJardine 1834
specieslacustris()

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.

†Puma lacustris Gazin 1933
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. L. Gazin 1933ize of mandible smaller than average of Felis concolor.
Symphysis shallow, with rounded anterior margin not projecting downward so markedly as in F. concolor. Canine short and robust. Cheek-teeth slender with premolars relatively narroweranteriorly and carnassial small.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:10:59
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:10:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the early Early Hemphillian to the top of the Blancan or 10.30000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
early Early Hemphillian - late Early Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Idaho) Puma lacustris (218109 218111)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Texas) Felis lacustris (20023 20031 20033)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Felis lacustris (20118 20120 20122)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8Mexico (Baja California Sur) Felis lacustris (20075)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) Felis lacustris (19913)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Washington) Felis lacustris (20062)