Biology:Acinonyx intermedius

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Short description: Fossil species of cheetah

Acinonyx intermedius
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Acinonyx
Species:
A. intermedius
Binomial name
Acinonyx intermedius
Thenius, 1954

Acinonyx intermedius is a fossil species of felid belonging to the cheetah genus Acinonyx. It was described by paleontologist Thenius in 1954.[1] It is sometimes considered part of Acinonyx pardinensis (where that species is considered a macrospecies) as A. p. intermedius.[2]

References

  1. Thenius, E. (1954). "Gepardreste aus dem Altquartär von Hundsheim in Niederösterreich". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatshefte: 225–238. 
  2. Cherin, Marco; Iurino, Dawid Adam; Sardella, Raffaele; Rook, Lorenzo (March 2014). "Acinonyx pardinensis (Carnivora, Felidae) from the Early Pleistocene of Pantalla (Italy): predatory behavior and ecological role of the giant Plio–Pleistocene cheetah" (in en). Quaternary Science Reviews 87: 82–97. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.01.004. Bibcode2014QSRv...87...82C. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0277379114000055. 

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