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.

2024年5月27日 · 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.

Panthera atrox, more commonly known as ‘the American lion’ is a species belonging to cat family, felidae. It’s relationship to other big cats (Panthera spp.) has been contentious, affinities to the cave lion (Panthera spalea), jaguar (Panthera onca), lion (Panthera leo) and tiger (Panthera tigris) have all been suggested at various times (4, 8).

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.

2019年3月24日 · Contrary to popular belief, the saber-toothed tiger (more accurately referred to by its genus name, Smilodon) wasn't the only feline apex predator of Pleistocene North America: there was also the American Lion, Panthera leo atrox. If this plus-sized cat was, in fact, a true lion—some paleontologists speculate that it may have been a species ...

2024年5月7日 · Juvenile P. atrox fed on adults' kills. Predators No known predators, except for Paleolithic humans. Reproduction & Development Species Highlights : Feature Facts. No other mammal (except for humans) has had such a wide geographical distribution as the extinct lions in the Panthera lineage; atrox means "cruel" or "frightful" in Latin