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.

Jun 12, 2024 · The European cave lion (Panthera spelaea), also known as the Eurasian cave lion and steppe lion was an ancient lion belonging to the extinct Panthera genus. This lion became extinct over 13,000 years ago during the Pleistocene period.

Remains of P. fossilis and P. spelaea are known from across Europe. [5] Cave lions became extinct around 14,000 years ago at the end of the Pleistocene. [7]

Panthera spelaea usually called the ‘The Cave Lion’ or ‘Steppe lion’ is a species or subspecies of Felidae and belongs to the genus Panthera which includes most of the extant big cats. There are 3 subspecies recognized based on morphology occurring in succession.

Cave lion, also known as European cave lion and Eurasian cave lion, is the common name for a extinct, large, wild felid, Panthera leo spelaea (or P. spelaea), which lived from about 370,000 to 10,000 years ago.

Nov 15, 2024 · While most of the large mammalian predators seem to have‭ ‬disappeared with the sudden absence of large prey at the end of the Pleistocene,‭ ‬it‭’‬s harder to be certain about the cave lion.‭ ‬Some evidence suggests that they continued to live in small populations in South-eastern Europe for almost a further ten thousand years ...

Oct 28, 2019 · The Eurasian cave lion (Panthera spelaea) is a species of lion that went extinct around 12,000 years ago. It was one of the largest species of a lion to have ever lived. Only its North American cousin, the extinct American lion (Panthera atrox), was bigger.

The European Cave Lion was one of the largest lion species ever to have roamed the earth. With an estimated body length of up to 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) and weighing as much as 300 to 700 kilograms (660 to 1,540 pounds), this lion was a formidable predator.

Although European cave lions did not have impressive manes, they ruled areas of Europe and Asia, becoming the hallmark of the Pleistocene landscape, like today’s lions in Africa. How did they cope in the areas shared with other large predators and first humans? Why did they go …

Cave lions are large extinct carnivorous felids that are classified either as subspecies of the lion (Panthera leo), or as distinct but closely related species, depending on the authority. The subspecies or species known by this name include: Panthera spelaea formerly P. leo spelaea, the Eurasian or European cave lion