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The American lion (Panthera atrox (/ ˈ p æ n θ ər ə ˈ æ t r ɒ k s /), with the species name meaning "savage" or "cruel", also called the North American lion) is an extinct pantherine cat native to North America during the Late Pleistocene from around 130,000 to 12,800 years ago.
Panthera spelaea, commonly known as the cave lion (or less commonly as the steppe lion), is an extinct Panthera species that was native to Eurasia and northwest North America during the Pleistocene epoch.
19 kwi 2022 · Around 100 American lion fossils have been found from La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles and it suggests that they were around 25% larger in size than the modern African lion. It is believed that they were the biggest lion subspecies ever existed on earth.
6 sie 2024 · Before the sand dunes of White Sands formed, many of the animals the American lion hunted lived along the freshwater shores of Lake Otero. Today, we find their fossilized footprints on Alkali Flat, the remains of ancient lake Otero. American lions roamed across North America for thousands of years.
27 maj 2024 · Panthera atrox—commonly known as “the American lion”—is an extinct species of lion native to the North American continent. The relationship between this lion and modern lion species has been contentious for years after its discovery.
1 lis 2017 · Evidence at hand indicates that Panthera atrox was a very large lion-like felid, with reddish skin, that inhabited dry open habitats. Furthermore, in contrast to living jaguars, transported and accumulated its preys in rocky dens.
Commonly known as the American lion, the relationship between Panthera atrox and other big cats around the world has been difficult to classify. Scientists have identified similarities between this cat and modern lions, tigers and jaguars, as well as close similarities with the extinct European cave lion.
