Panthera leo vereshchagini
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| Panthera leo vereshchagini (Baryshnikov & Boeskorov, 2001) |
Panthera leo vereshchagini, also known as the East Siberian and Beringian cave lion, was a small fossil lion that inhabited Yakutia (Russia), Alaska (USA), and the Yukon Territory (Canada). Analysis of skulls and mandibles of this lion demonstrate that it is a new subspecies different from the other prehistoric lions. It differs from the European cave lion (Panthera leo spelaea) by its larger size and from the North American cave lion (Panthera leo atrox) by its smaller size and by skull proportions.[1][2]
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- ^ Baryshnikov, G.F., Boeskorov, G., 2001. The Pleistocene cave lion, Panthera spelaea (Carnivora, Felidae) from Yakutia, Russia. Cranium 18, 7–24.
- ^ Burger, Joachim et al. (2004): Molecular phylogeny of the extinct cave lion Panthera leo spelaea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Vol.30, p.841-849. PDF fulltext
