American lion Panthera atrox, better known as the American lion, also called the North American lion, or American cave lion, is an extinct pantherine cat. Panthera atrox lived in North America during the Pleistocene epoch, from around 340,000 to 12,800 years ago. American Lion; also known as Panthera leo atrox Habitat: Plains of North America Historical Period: Pleistocene-Modern (two million-10,000 years ago) Size and Weight: Up to 13 feet long and 1,000 pounds Diet: Meat Distinguishing Characteristics: Large size; lithe build; thick coat of fur About the American Lion (Panthera leo atrox)
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Otherwise called the North American lion, American cave lion, or Panthera leo atrox, the American lion was an apex pantherine cat that existed during the Pleistocene epoch, approximately 340,000 to 11,000 years ago. Despite its name, it was not an actual lion but a distinct species of large cat closely related to the African lion ( Panthera leo ). Physical Description: Panthera atrox was one of the largest true cats (the family Felidae) to ever live. Compared to other North American Ice Age cats, P. atrox had relatively long, slender limbs. Indeed, this cat looked very similar to the modern lion, only bigger and with longer legs. The American lion ( Panthera leo atrox ), which stalked North America until around the Late Pleistocene (14,000 years ago), was the first of the "modern" lion species to go extinct, along with the cave lions ( Panthera leo spelaea) of Eurasia, Alaska and Yukon. American lion ( Panthera atrox Leidy, 1853) Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Time period: late Pleistocene of North America (180 000 - 10 000 years ago) Size: 2.5 m in length, 130 cm in height, 180-370 (430) kg of weight.
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The American lion ( Panthera leo or P. atrox) is also known as Naegele's giant jaguar or American cave lion. It is an extinct species of lion which lived in North America during the Pleistocene (340,000 years ago to 11,000 years ago). It existed for about 330,000 thousand years. [1] The American lion belonged to the family Felidae. The American lion ( Panthera leo atrox or P. atrox) - also known as the North American lion, Naegele's giant jaguar or American cave lion - is an extinct lion of the family Felidae, endemic to North America during the Pleistocene epoch (340,000 to 11,000 years ago), existing for about 0.33 million years. Felidae Genus Panthera Scientific Name Panthera atrox Read our Complete Guide to Classification of Animals. Panthera atrox (American Lion) Conservation Status Extinct Panthera atrox (American Lion) Locations North-America South-America Panthera atrox (American Lion) Facts Prey Large mammals such as bison, horses, sloths, mammoths, deer. Main Prey Panthera atrox, better known as the American lion, also called the North American lion, or American cave lion, is an extinct pantherine cat. Panthera atrox lived in North America during the Pleistocene epoch, from around 340,000 to 12,800 years ago.
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The American Lion, also known as Panthera Atrox, was a magnificent creature that roamed North America during the Pleistocene epoch, approximately 340,000 to 11,000 years ago. Caracal group Bay Cat group Earliest fossils of the Panthera genus date to 3-4 million years ago from Tanzania (Barry 1987) (Turner 1997) Panthera atrox was the North American (and northern South American) cave lion during the Pleistocene; other cave lions at the time lived in Europe and Siberia
The American lion, also known as Panthera atrox, is an extinct big cat that lived in North America during the Pleistocene era. It was one of the largest felines that ever existed, with males estimated to have weighed up to 350 kg (771 lb), around 25% larger than modern African lions. 24 October 2015 The largest-ever subspecies of lion was the American lion Panthera leo atrox, which once inhabited North America (and possibly southwards as far as Peru, too), but became extinct just over 11,000 years ago, at the end of the Pleistocene epoch. In overall body size, it was 25 per cent larger than the largest modern-day African lions.
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The American lion is a very large felid, eclipsing all extant cat species in body mass. Depending on the morphology analysed a large range of estimates can be extracted, with liberal estimates placing the largest individuals around 450kg, but a weighted estimate of 332kg may be closer to the mark (8). A summary contributed by George T. Jefferson simultaneously identified the cat as both Naegele's giant jaguar and a subspecies of lion (Panthera leo atrox). While treated and illustrated as a.
