Panthera onca augusta

Panthera onca augusta, commonly known as the Pleistocene jaguar or simply the giant jaguar, is an extinct subspecies of the jaguar that was endemic to North America during the Pleistocene epoch (1.8 mya–11,000 years ago).[1][2]

Panthera onca augusta
Temporal range: Pleistocene
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Genus: Panthera
Species:
P. onca
Subspecies:
†P. o. augusta
Trinomial name
Panthera onca augusta
Leidy, 1872
Synonyms
  • Felis augustus Leidy, 1872

Fossil distribution

Fossils have been uncovered across the US; in west coast, Adams County, Washington,[3] Fentress County, Tennessee,[4] Franklin County, Tennessee,[5] Hamilton County, Tennessee,[6] Monroe County, Tennessee,[7] Van Buren County, Tennessee,[8] Oregon[9]

In the east, fossil distribution ranged from Pennsylvania to Florida.[10]

See also

References
  1. PaleoBiology Database: Panthera onca augusta, basic info
  2. Moreno, A. K. M.; Lima-Ribeiro, M. S. (2015-12-31). "Ecological niche models, fossil record and the multi-temporal calibration for Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mammalia: Felidae)". Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences. 2 (4): 309–319. ISSN 2358-2731.
  3. "Paleobiology Database: Panthera onca mesembrina, collections".
  4. Watson, Patty J. et al. (2005). "Prehistoric Footprints in Jaguar Cave, Tennessee". Journal of Field Archaeology. 30: 25–43. doi:10.1179/009346905791072440. S2CID 129435588.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  5. McCrady, Edward; et al. (1951). "New finds of Pleistocene jaguar skeletons from Tennessee caves". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 101 (3287): 497–512. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.101-3287.497.
  6. Parmalee, Paul W. (1961). "A recent find of jaguar bones in a Tennessee cave" (PDF). Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science. 36 (1): 81–85.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  7. Simpson, George Gaylord (1941). "Discovery of jaguar bones and footprints in a cave in Tennessee". American Museum Novitates. 1131: 1–27. hdl:2246/2259.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  8. "Big Bone Cave Class II Natural-Scientific State Natural Area". TDEC. Tennessee government: Division of Natural Areas. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  9. Richard L. Hill, 2006, Ice-age jaguar among fossil finds, The Oregonian
  10. Schultz CB, Martin LD, Schultz MR (1985). “A Pleistocene Jaguar from North-Central Nebraska”. Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies. Paper 228
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