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Acinonyx intermedius is a fossil species of felid belonging to the cheetah genus Acinonyx. It has been found in Olduvai, Tanzania and in cave sites in South Africa.[citation needed] It was described by paleontologist Thenius in 1954.[1] It is sometimes considered part of Acinonyx pardinensis (where that species is considered a macrospecies) as A. p. intermedius.[2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Family:Felidae
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Acinonyx intermedius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Acinonyx
Species:
†A. intermedius
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†Acinonyx intermedius
Thenius, 1954
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