Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Parent taxon: Machairodontini according to Q. Jiangzuo et al. 2022
See also Antón et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Adeilosmilus, Homotheriina, Lokotunjailurus, Machairodus, Miomachairodus, Taowu
Subtaxa: Amphimachairodus alvarezi Amphimachairodus coloradensis Amphimachairodus giganteus Amphimachairodus hezhengensis Amphimachairodus horribilis
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of China (1 collection)
• Hemphillian of Mexico (5), United States (12: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas)
• Miocene of China (3), Greece (3), Italy (1), Spain (1), Turkey (1), United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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