Panthera onca mesembrina
| Panthera onca mesembrina Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | P. onca |
| Subspecies: | †P. onca mesembrina |
| Trinomial name | |
| Panthera onca mesembrina Cabrera, 1934[1] | |
Panthera onca mesembrina, commonly known as the Pleistocene South American jaguar, is an extinct subspecies of the jaguar that was endemic to North and South America during the Pleistocene epoch (1.8 mya–11,000 years ago).[2]
Morphology
Two specimens were examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass The first specimen was estimated to have a weight of 46.3 kg (100 lb). The second was estimated to have a weight of 129.1 kg (280 lb).[3]
Fossil distribution
Fossils have been uncovered from Cueva del Milodon, Chile, Piaui, Brazil, and north to Adams County, Washington.[4]
See also
- Pleistocene North American jaguar, P. onca augusta
- European jaguar, P. gombaszoegensis, or P. onca gombaszoegensis
- Panthera toscana
References
- ↑ Cabrera A. 1934. Los yaguares vivientes y extinguidos de la América austral. Notas Preliminares del Museo de la Plata 2:34-50.
- ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Panthera onca mesembrina, basic info
- ↑ S. Legendre and C. Roth. 1988. Correlation of carnassial tooth size and body weight in recent carnivores (Mammalia). Historical Biology 1(1):85-98
- ↑ Paleobiology Database: Panthera onca mesembrina, collections.
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