For Decades, Scientists Thought an 'American Cheetah' Once Roamed North America. Turns Out the Extinct Cat Wasn't a Cheetah

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“Turns Out the Extinct Cat Wasn't a Cheetah Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.”
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Frase de exemploTurns Out the Extinct Cat Wasn't a Cheetah Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.
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“For Decades, Scientists Thought an 'American Cheetah' Once Roamed North America.”
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Frase de exemploFor Decades, Scientists Thought an 'American Cheetah' Once Roamed North America.
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“The researchers also wanted to know what an animal with such a wide range ate, so they analyzed forms of nitrogen and carbon in all four fossils.”
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Frase de exemploThe researchers also wanted to know what an animal with such a wide range ate, so they analyzed forms of nitrogen and carbon in all four fossils.
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“An artist's rendition of the different diets of Miracinonyx trumani populations in the Yukon (left) versus in Wyoming (right).”
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Frase de exemploAn artist's rendition of the different diets of Miracinonyx trumani populations in the Yukon (left) versus in Wyoming (right).
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“The team initially assumed the remains belonged to pumas, since American cheetahs had never been discovered that far north.”
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Frase de exemploThe team initially assumed the remains belonged to pumas, since American cheetahs had never been discovered that far north.
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“trumani evolved from a puma-like ancestor .”
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Frase de exemplotrumani evolved from a puma-like ancestor .
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“On the other hand, the Yukon cats, which lived around 31,000 years ago, likely munched on fish such as salmon.”
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Frase de exemploOn the other hand, the Yukon cats, which lived around 31,000 years ago, likely munched on fish such as salmon.
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“For Decades, Scientists Thought an 'American Cheetah' Once Roamed North America.”
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“On the other hand, the Yukon cats, which lived around 31,000 years ago, likely munched on fish such as salmon.”
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Frase de exemploOn the other hand, the Yukon cats, which lived around 31,000 years ago, likely munched on fish such as salmon.
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“Evolutionarily, that makes sense, Cassatt-Johnstone tells Gizmodo ’s Ellyn Lapointe.”
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Frase de exemploEvolutionarily, that makes sense, Cassatt-Johnstone tells Gizmodo ’s Ellyn Lapointe.
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““Pumas are a new world lineage; they are found in the Americas.”
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Frase de exemplo“Pumas are a new world lineage; they are found in the Americas.
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“That’s probably why they’re such resilient animals, with a range that stretches from Canada to nearly the southern tip of South America.”
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Frase de exemploThat’s probably why they’re such resilient animals, with a range that stretches from Canada to nearly the southern tip of South America.
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““Pumas are a new world lineage; they are found in the Americas.”
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Frase de exemplo“Pumas are a new world lineage; they are found in the Americas.
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“The misnomer dates to when the species was first described in 1979.”
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Frase de exemploThe misnomer dates to when the species was first described in 1979.
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“For Decades, Scientists Thought an 'American Cheetah' Once Roamed North America.”
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Frase de exemploFor Decades, Scientists Thought an 'American Cheetah' Once Roamed North America.
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“For Decades, Scientists Thought an 'American Cheetah' Once Roamed North America.”
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Frase de exemploFor Decades, Scientists Thought an 'American Cheetah' Once Roamed North America.
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“Except, according to a new study, the extinct creature wasn’t a cheetah at all.”
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Frase de exemploExcept, according to a new study, the extinct creature wasn’t a cheetah at all.
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“trumani ’s lineage diverged from the ancestors of modern pumas around 2.6 million years ago, while it diverged from the cheetah lineage around 4.7 million years ago.”
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Frase de exemplotrumani ’s lineage diverged from the ancestors of modern pumas around 2.6 million years ago, while it diverged from the cheetah lineage around 4.7 million years ago.
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“An artist's rendition of the different diets of Miracinonyx trumani populations in the Yukon (left) versus in Wyoming (right).”
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Frase de exemploAn artist's rendition of the different diets of Miracinonyx trumani populations in the Yukon (left) versus in Wyoming (right).
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“For Decades, Scientists Thought an 'American Cheetah' Once Roamed North America.”
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“For Decades, Scientists Thought an 'American Cheetah' Once Roamed North America.”
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“Turns Out the Extinct Cat Wasn't a Cheetah Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.”
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Frase de exemploTurns Out the Extinct Cat Wasn't a Cheetah Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.
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“Except, according to a new study, the extinct creature wasn’t a cheetah at all.”
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Frase de exemploExcept, according to a new study, the extinct creature wasn’t a cheetah at all.
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“In 2005, for instance, DNA evidence hinted that M.”
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Frase de exemploIn 2005, for instance, DNA evidence hinted that M.
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“After analyzing four fossils uncovered in Wyoming and the Yukon Territory in Canada, a team of researchers suggests that the wild cat was more closely related to the modern puma, also called the mountain lion or cougar, than to today’s cheetahs.”
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Frase de exemploAfter analyzing four fossils uncovered in Wyoming and the Yukon Territory in Canada, a team of researchers suggests that the wild cat was more closely related to the modern puma, also called the mountain lion or cougar, than to today’s cheetahs.
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““Then, that led to this whole discovery avalanche.” Using DNA from the Yukon fossils, along with another from Wyoming, the team constructed an evolutionary tree with other wild cats.”
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Frase de exemplo“Then, that led to this whole discovery avalanche.” Using DNA from the Yukon fossils, along with another from Wyoming, the team constructed an evolutionary tree with other wild cats.
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“After analyzing four fossils uncovered in Wyoming and the Yukon Territory in Canada, a team of researchers suggests that the wild cat was more closely related to the modern puma, also called the mountain lion or cougar, than to today’s cheetahs.”
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Frase de exemploAfter analyzing four fossils uncovered in Wyoming and the Yukon Territory in Canada, a team of researchers suggests that the wild cat was more closely related to the modern puma, also called the mountain lion or cougar, than to today’s cheetahs.
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“On the other hand, the Yukon cats, which lived around 31,000 years ago, likely munched on fish such as salmon.”
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Frase de exemploOn the other hand, the Yukon cats, which lived around 31,000 years ago, likely munched on fish such as salmon.
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““That they were found in Arctic biomes is a huge finding.” The team uncovered other climate-related specializations too.”
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Frase de exemplo“That they were found in Arctic biomes is a huge finding.” The team uncovered other climate-related specializations too.
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““That they were found in Arctic biomes is a huge finding.” The team uncovered other climate-related specializations too.”
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Frase de exemplo“That they were found in Arctic biomes is a huge finding.” The team uncovered other climate-related specializations too.