Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Megantereon : Megantereon megantereon |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Megantereon : Megantereon megantereon |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Megantereon |
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Scientific Name | Megantereon megantereon (Croizet & Jobert, 1828) |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Megantereon megantereon | species | belongs to Megantereon | stated with evidence | Croizet and Jobert, 1828 | Megantereon megantereon | species | belongs to Drepanodon | stated with evidence | Cope, 1880 | Megantereon megantereon | species | belongs to Megantereon | stated without evidence | Kurten, 1968 | Megantereon megantereon | species | subjective synonym of Megantereon cultridens | stated with evidence | Berta and Galiano, 1983 | Megantereon megantereon | species | belongs to Megantereon | stated with evidence | Liu, 2005 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 5.33 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 2.59 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Felidae) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J.-Y. Liu. 2005. Megantereon fossil remains from Renzidong Cave, Fanchang County, Anhui Province. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 43(2):122-134 |
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