Ancient Jaguars

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(06-19-2020, 06:43 AM)Dark Jaguar Wrote: @"OncaAtrox"  If the american lion lived in groups like the modern days african/asian lions they could have had a bit of upper hand towards the opponents more often in terms of interspecific interactions and competition for food.

Do you know if the American lion were group felids or solitary felids??

That is still contended, from what we have recovered from places like La Brea in California the fossils gathered from American lions were too spread apart to suggest they were stuck in the tar pits deposits in groups, but there are other reasons that could potentially explain this, I think @tigerluver could tell us more about it since he studies ancient felids.

Nonetheless, the American lion should've still been larger than P.o.mesembrina on average and definitely on the absolutes so regardless they still had the upper hand. Smilodon populator also outsized the jaguar, but Smilodon fatalis and Homotherium serum were in the jaguar's weight range and could've presented a more balanced competition. Reply