Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 49735

Alternative combination: Felis onca

Synonyms: Felis augustus Leidy 1872 (no. 46510), Felis veronis Hay 1919 (no. 46531), Panthera (Jaguarius) augusta Leidy 1872 (no. 161738), Panthera onca augusta Leidy 1872 (no. 119654), Uncia augusta Leidy 1872 (no. 308746)

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Panthera according to W. E. Johnson et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Panthera (Jaguarius), Panthera blytheae, Panthera gombaszoegensis, Panthera leo, Panthera pardus, Panthera tigris, Panthera uncia

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Average measurements (in mm): P3 21.7 x 11.2, P4 33.0 x 16.2, p3 17.2 x 8.0, p4 23.1 x 11.5, m1 22.6 x 11.7, Femur width 3.07, femur length 260.6, femur diameter 23.5, humerus length 223.3, humerus diameter 29.5, radius length 178.4, radius diameter 14.0, tibia length 216.0, ulna length 265.0

Estimated body mass: 56.8 kg based on femur diameter, femur length, humerus diameter, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length