†Megantereon megantereon Croizet and Jobert 1828 (cat)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Alternative combination: Drepanodon megantereon
Belongs to Megantereon according to J.-Y. Liu 2005
See also Berta and Galiano 1983, Cope 1880 and Kurten 1968
Sister taxa: Megantereon cultridens, Megantereon eurynodon, Megantereon falconeri, Megantereon gracilis, Megantereon hesperus, Megantereon inexpectatus, Megantereon nihowanensis, Megantereon whitei
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (1 collection), France (5), Spain (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1), Greece (1)
• Pliocene of France (1), Romania (1), Tajikistan (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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