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Hemphillian and Blancan Felids from central Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Oscar Carranza-Castañeda  and
Wade E. Miller
Oscar Carranza-Castañeda
Affiliation:
Instituto de Geología, Departamento de Paleontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México 20, D.F. 04510
Wade E. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, 258 ESC, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602
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Abstract

Late Tertiary Carnivores are rare as reported in the fossil record for Mexico. The felids discussed in this paper from the state of Guanajuato represent the most diverse assemblage of this taxonomic group thus far known from the country. They include Machairodus cf. M. coloradensis, Pseudaelurus? intrepidus, and Felis cf. F. studeri. The last-named taxon has not previously been recognized from the late Tertiary of Mexico, and Pseudaelurus has only questionably been identified in the country (but not described or discussed). None of these taxa have yet been reported from areas further south. While age determinations for the above felids from Guanajuato were based on associated faunal constituents, especially abundant and diverse equids, the felids themselves can be useful as chronostratigraphic indicators.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 70 , Issue 3 , May 1996 , pp. 509 - 518
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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