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