Miracinonyx trumani Orr 1969 (American cheetah)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Alternative combinations: Acinonyx (Miracinonyx) trumani, Acinonyx trumani, Felis trumani

Belongs to Miracinonyx according to B. Van Valkenburgh et al. 1990

See also Adams 1979, Albright et al. 2019, Dalquest and Schultz 1992, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Martin et al. 1977, Morgan and Seymour 1997 and Wang and Martin 1993

Sister taxa: Miracinonyx inexpectatus, Miracinonyx studeri

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (3: Colorado, South Carolina, Wyoming collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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