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Felis longignathus

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	9589666	https://www.gbif.org/species/9589666
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	47821	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=47821

Rank

species

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Lynx : Felis longignathus

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Lynx : Felis longignathus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
-	Osteichthyes
-	Sarcopterygii	Romer 1955
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha
-	Tetrapoda
-	Reptiliomorpha	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Anthracosauria	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Batrachosauria
-	Cotylosauria
-	Amniota	Haeckel 1866
-	Synapsida	Osborn 1903
-	Therapsida
infraorder	Cynodontia
-	Epicynodontia	Hopson and Kitching 2001
infraorder	Eucynodontia	Kemp 1982
-	Probainognathia	Hopson 1990
-	Mammaliamorpha	Rowe 1988
-	Mammaliaformes	Rowe 1988
class	Mammalia	Linnaeus 1758
subclass	Tribosphenida
infraclass	Eutheria
-	Placentalia	Owen 1837
-	Laurasiatheria	Waddell et al. 1999
-	Scrotifera	Waddell et al. 1999
-	Ferae	Linnaeus 1758
-	Carnivoramorpha	Wyss and Flynn 1993
-	Carnivoraformes	Flynn et al.
order	Carnivora	Bowditch 1821
suborder	Feliformia	Kretzoi 1945
superfamily	Aeluroidea	Flower 1869
family	Felidae	Gray 1821
subfamily	Felinae	Trouessart 1885
genus	Lynx	Kerr 1792
species	Felis longignathus	Shotwell 1956

Generic Name

Felis

Scientific Name

Felis longignathus (Shotwell, 1956)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Lynx longignathus	species	belongs to Felis	stated without evidence	Shotwell, 1956
Lynx longignathus	species	belongs to Lynx	stated without evidence	Seymour, 1999

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Eutheria)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)

Diet

carnivore (based on Lynx)

Taphonomy

phosphatic (based on Vertebrata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. A. Shotwell. 1956. Hemphillian mammalian assemblage from northeastern Oregon. Geological Society America Bulletin 67

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Lynx longignathus (Shotwell, 1956)	GBIF	species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Lynx : *Lynx longignathus*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1956	Felis longignathus Shotwell
1999	Lynx longignathus Seymour

References

Shotwell J. A. (1956) Hemphillian mammalian assemblage from northeastern Oregon, Geological Society America Bulletin 67

Seymour K. L. (1999) Morphological variation, phylogeny and possible ancestry of the South American small cats (SASC): Can the missing lynx be identified?, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19 3, 75A

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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