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| − | The '''American lion''' (''Panthera atrox'') is an extinct pantherine cat that lived in North America during the Pleistocene epoch about 340,000 to 11,000 years ago. Its fossils have been excavated from Alaska to Mexico. Genetic analysis has shown that the American lion and the Late Pleistocene Eurasian cave lion (''Panthera spelaea'') are sister lineages. It was about 25% larger than the modern lion, making it one of the largest known felids. |
+ | The '''American lion''' (''Panthera atrox and Panthera atrox primgenius'') is an extinct pantherine cat that lived in North America during the Pleistocene epoch about 340,000 to 11,000 years ago. Its fossils have been excavated from Alaska to Mexico. Genetic analysis has shown that the American lion and the Late Pleistocene Eurasian cave lion (''Panthera spelaea'') are sister lineages. It was about 25% larger than the modern lion, making it one of the largest known felids. |
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| + | * The [[Cave Lion]] was the American lions cousin, who lived in what is now Eurasia. |
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Revision as of 03:12, 28 April 2020
The American lion (Panthera atrox and Panthera atrox primgenius) is an extinct pantherine cat that lived in North America during the Pleistocene epoch about 340,000 to 11,000 years ago. Its fossils have been excavated from Alaska to Mexico. Genetic analysis has shown that the American lion and the Late Pleistocene Eurasian cave lion (Panthera spelaea) are sister lineages. It was about 25% larger than the modern lion, making it one of the largest known felids.
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Facts
- The Cave Lion was the American lions cousin, who lived in what is now Eurasia.