-
Miracinonyx (colloquially
known as the "American cheetah") is an
extinct genus of
felids belonging to the
subfamily Felinae that was
endemic to North...
-
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...
-
although probably also
could be due to
kleptoparasitism from the
kills of
Miracinonyx (sometimes
called the "American cheetah"). In San Luis Potosí, American...
-
Felis Herpailurus Leopardus Leptailurus †Leptofelis Lynx †Magerifelis †
Miracinonyx Otocolobus Pardofelis †Pratifelis
Prionailurus †Pristifelis Puma †Sivapanthera...
- Additionally, non-machairodontine
felids such as the
American lion and
Miracinonyx also
became extinct during the Late Pleistocene, and saber-toothed and...
-
Felis Herpailurus Leopardus Leptailurus †Leptofelis Lynx †Magerifelis †
Miracinonyx Otocolobus Pardofelis †Pratifelis
Prionailurus †Pristifelis Puma †Sivapanthera...
-
similarities to the latter.
Noting this,
palaeontologist Daniel Adams proposed Miracinonyx, a new
subgenus under Acinonyx, in 1979 for the
North American cheetah-like...
-
jaguarundis 10,000–8,000
years ago. The
extinct North American genus Miracinonyx is
another member of this clade. The
jaguarundi is a medium-sized cat...
-
tremarctine bear
Arctodus pristinus, the
jaguar (Panthera onca), the
felid Miracinonyx inexpectatus, and the
machairodontine Smilodon gracilis. The Big Bone...
