Panthera onca mesembrina
| Panthera onca mesembrina Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | P. onca |
| Subspecies: | P. o. mesembrina |
| Trinomial name | |
| Panthera onca mesembrina Cabrera, 1934[1] | |
Panthera onca mesembrina,is an extinct subspecies of the jaguar that was endemic to North and South America during the Pleistocene epoch (1.8 mya–11,000 years ago).[2]
Morphology
Two specimens were examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass The first specimen was estimated to have a weight of 46.3 kg (100 lb). The second was estimated to have a weight of 129.1 kg (280 lb).[3]
Fossil distribution
Fossils have been uncovered from Cueva del Milodon, Chile, Piaui, Brazil, and north to Adams County, Washington.[4]
See also
- Pleistocene North American jaguar, P. onca augusta
- European jaguar, P. gombaszoegensis, or P. onca gombaszoegensis
- Panthera toscana
References
- ↑ Cabrera A. 1934. Los yaguares vivientes y extinguidos de la América austral. Notas Preliminares del Museo de la Plata 2:34-50.
- ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Panthera onca mesembrina, basic info
- ↑ S. Legendre and C. Roth. 1988. Correlation of carnassial tooth size and body weight in recent carnivores (Mammalia). Historical Biology 1(1):85-98
- ↑ Paleobiology Database: Panthera onca mesembrina, collections.
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