Hyperailurictis

Hyperailurictis is an extinct genus of felid from Miocene North America. The Hyperailurictis species are Pseudaelurus-grade felids and thought to be the first felids in the Americas.

Hyperailurictis
Temporal range: Miocene,
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Grade: †Pseudaelurus
Genus: †Hyperailurictis
Kretzoi, 1929
Type species
†Hyperailurictis intrepidus
(Leidy, 1858)
Other species
  • †H. marshi (Thorpe, 1922)
  • †H. skinneri (Rothwell, 2003)
  • †H. stouti (Schultz & Martin, 1972)
  • †H. validus (Rothwell, 2001)
Synonyms

H. intrepidus

  • Felis intrepidus Leidy, 1858
  • Pseudaelurus intrepidus (Leidy, 1869)

H. marshi

  • Pseudaelurus marshi Thorpe, 1922
  • Pseudaelurus aeluroides Macdonald, 1954

H. skinneri

  • Pseudaelurus skinneri Rothwell, 2003

H. stouti

  • Lynx stouti Schultz & Martin, 1972
  • Pseudaelurus stouti (Rothwell, 2003)

H. validus

  • Pseudaelurus validus Rothwell, 2001
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