UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PUBLICATIONS 



" BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 



GEOLOGY 



Vol. 5, No. 10, pp. 155-170, Pis. 13-14 ANDREW C. LAWSON, Editor 



NOTES ON QUATERNARY FELIDAE 

 FROM CALIFORNIA. 



BY 



John F. Bovard. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Introduction : 155 



Smilodon calif ornicus, n. sp 157 



Specific characters 157 



Material 157 



Occurrence .:: 157 



Mandible 157 



Cranium 158 



Dentition 159 



Eelationships 160 



Measurements 162 



Machaerodus ( ?) ischyrus Merriam J. C 163 



Felis, sp. indet 163 



Felis imperialis Leidy 164 



Felis hippolestes Merriam C. H 165 



Felis fasciatus Kaf. n. subsp. parvus 165 



INTRODUCTION. 



At the present time the only known fossil Felidae in Cali- 

 fornia are from Quaternary deposits, with the possible exception 

 of one species, Felis imperialis Leidy, of which the occurrence is 

 somewhat uncertain. Feline remains are thus far known from 

 three classes of deposits, the asphaltum beds of southern Cali- 

 fornia, the alluvial beds of the central part of the state, and the 

 cave deposits in Shasta County. 



The asphaltum beds in which remains of felines have been 

 found are located nine miles west of Los Angeles. The bones are 



