Acinonyx aicha
Acinonyx aicha is an extinct felid species belonging to the genus Acinonyx. It was first described in 1997 based on fossils from the Pliocene of Morocco.[1]
| Acinonyx aicha Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Felinae |
| Genus: | Acinonyx |
| Species: | †A. aicha |
| Binomial name | |
| †Acinonyx aicha Geraads, 1997 | |
References
- Geraads, D. (1997). "Carnivores du Pliocène terminalde Ahl al Oughlam (Casablanca, Maroc)" [Terminal Pliocene carnivores from Ahl al Oughlam (Casablanca, Morocco)]. Geobios (in French). 30 (1): 127–164. doi:10.1016/s0016-6995(97)80263-x.
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