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Abstract
Two North American fossil species of large felids, hitherto regarded as Late Cenozoic pumas (mountain lion), are in fact closely related to the living cheetah, Acinonyx, of Africa and Eurasia. A new subgenus (Miracinonyx) is proposed for the American species. Cheetahs and pumas may have had a common ancestor in the Miocene of North America.Entities:
Year: 1979 PMID: 17735054 DOI: 10.1126/science.205.4411.1155
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728