†Miracinonyx Adams 1979 (American cheetah)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 41064
Alternative spelling: Acinonyx (Miracinonyx)
Parent taxon: Felidae according to B. Van Valkenburgh et al. 1990
Sister taxa: Aeluropsis, Catolynx, Cynaelurus, Diamantofelis, Dinofelis, Drepanodon, Epimachairodus, Felinae, Katifelis, Lokotunjailurus, Machairodontinae, Mellivorodon, Namafelis, Pantherinae, Plethaelurus, Propontosmilus, Pseudaelurus, Sivaelurus, Sivafelis, Sivasmilus, Uncia, Vinayakia, Viretailurus, Vishnufelis, Yoshi
Subtaxa: Miracinonyx inexpectatus, Miracinonyx trumani
Ecology: scansorial insectivore