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The Cave Lion (Panthera spelaea and Panthera fossilis)

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The Cave Lion (Panthera spelaea and Panthera fossilis)

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07-30-2020, 07:23 AM ( This post was last modified: 07-30-2020, 07:23 AM by GrizzlyClaws )

(07-30-2020, 06:24 AM)OncaAtrox Wrote:
(07-30-2020, 02:21 AM)GrizzlyClaws Wrote:
(07-30-2020, 01:21 AM)Stripedlion2 Wrote: So cave lions are a distinct species but are closest related to the lion today.

Maybe the difference is similar to today's mainland clouded leopard/sunda clouded leopard, chimpanzee/bonobo, eastern/western gorilla.

I've always thought the clouded leopard analogy is perfect when trying to explain the lion clades to others. While genetically distinct enough to be separate species, they both (plus P.atrox, P.youngi, and P. leo? fossilis) come from the same basal lineage and can be considered a close lion clade within the genus Panthera.


Yep, all species within the lion clade should be considered as the genuine lions.

Being interspecific shouldn't be a big deal at all.
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