†Puma lacustris Gazin 1933 (cougar)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Alternative combinations: Felis lacustris, Lynx lacustris
Full reference: C. L. Gazin. 1933. New Felids from the upper Pliocene of Idaho. Journal of Mammalogy 14(3):251-256
Belongs to Puma according to K. L. Seymour 1999
See also Bjork 1970, Gazin 1933, Hulbert 1992, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Savage 1960
Sister taxa: Puma concolor, Puma yagouaroundi
Type specimen: USNM 12611, a mandible
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of Mexico (1 collection), United States (8: California, Idaho, Texas, Washington)
• Hemphillian of United States (2: Idaho)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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