Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Cladus: Ferungulata
Cladus: Ferae
Cladus: Pancarnivora
Cladus: Carnivoramorpha
Cladus: Carnivoraformes
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Feliformia
Familia: Felidae
Subfamilia: Felinae
Genus: Lynx
Species: †Lynx issiodorensis
Subspecies: †L. i. issiodorensis – †L. i. kurteni – †L. i. valdarnensis
Name
Lynx issiodorensis (Croizet & Jobert, 1828)
Type locality: France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dôme, Perrier Plateau, Étouaires.
Holotype: MNHB Prr200
Synonymy
Felis issiodorensis Croizet & Jobert, 1828: 200
Lynx issiodorensis
Caracal issiodorensis Morales et al., 2003: 229
References
Primary references
Croizet, J. & Jobert, A. 1828. Recherches sur les ossements fossiles du Département du Puy-de-Dôme. Paris. 224 pp. GoogleBooks Reference page.
Morales, J., Soria, D., Montoya, P., Perez, B. & Salesa, M.J. 2003. Caracal depereti nov. sp. y Felis aff. silvestris (Felidae, Mammalia) del Plioceno inferior de Layna (Soria, España) Estudios Geológicos 59(1): 229–247. ResearchGate Reference page.
Additional references
Werdelin, L. 1981. The evolution of lynxes. Annales Zoologici Fennici 18: 37–71. PDF Reference page.
Vernacular names
English: Issoire Lynx
español: Lynx issiodorensis
français: Lynx d'Issoire
Lynx issiodorensis, sometimes called the Issoire lynx, is an extinct species of lynx that inhabited Europe during the late Pliocene to Pleistocene epochs, and may have originated in Africa during the late Pliocene. It is named after the town of Issoire where the first remains were found. It probably became extinct during the end of the last glacial period.[1]
It is generally considered as the ancestor of all four species of lynx alive today. Its skeleton resembled that of living lynxes, but it had shorter and more robust limbs, with a larger head and longer neck. As a result, the Issoire lynx more closely resembled a typical member of the cat family than do its extant descendants.
In 1945, another lynx species, Lynx shansius, was described based on fossils from Asia. However, in 1984 a reexamination of the L. shansius material determined it to be synonymous with L. issiodorensis.[2]
References
Sunquist, Mel; Sunquist, Fiona (2002). Wild cats of the World. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 153. ISBN 0-226-77999-8.
Kurtén, Björn; Werdelin, Lars (1984). "The relationships of Lynx shansius Teilhard". Annales Zoologici Fennici. 21 (2): 129–133.
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