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Miracinonyx (colloquially
known as the "American cheetah" or the "New
World cheetah") is an
extinct genus of
felids belonging to the
subfamily Felinae...
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about 10,000
years ago.
Several similar species classified in the
genus Miracinonyx lived in
North America at the same time;
these may have been more closely...
- the so-called "American cheetah",
currently classified under the
genus Miracinonyx.
Pumas are large,
secretive cats. They are also
commonly known as cougars...
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Felis Herpailurus Leopardus Leptailurus †Leptofelis Lynx †Magerifelis †
Miracinonyx Otocolobus Pardofelis †Pratifelis
Prionailurus †Pristifelis Puma †Sivapanthera...
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although probably also
could be due to
kleptoparasitism from the
kills of
Miracinonyx (sometimes
called the "American cheetah"). In San Luis Potosí, American...
- Additionally, non-machairodontine
felids such as the
American lion and
Miracinonyx also
became extinct during the Late Pleistocene, and saber-toothed and...
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similarities to the latter.
Noting this,
palaeontologist Daniel Adams proposed Miracinonyx, a new
subgenus under Acinonyx, in 1979 for the
North American cheetah-like...
- "Were
pronghorns (Antilocapra)
primary prey for
North American cheetahs (
Miracinonyx)?".
Quaternary International.
Natural Trap Cave, Wyoming, U.S.A. Records...
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likely killed prey via a bite to the neck
similar to
pantherine cats.
Miracinonyx Viret, J. (1954). "Le lœss à
bancs durcis de Saint-Vallier (Drôme), et...
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Felis Herpailurus Leopardus Leptailurus †Leptofelis Lynx †Magerifelis †
Miracinonyx Otocolobus Pardofelis †Pratifelis
Prionailurus †Pristifelis Puma †Sivapanthera...
