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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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10-22-2018, 10:54 PM

(11-14-2017, 07:13 AM)tigerluver Wrote: Frozen Remains of Extinct Lion Found in Russia





From what I understand, there is some doubt as to whether or not that cub is actually a cave lion, and it could quite possibly be a lynx.
https://www.livescience.com/60939-mummie...-lion.html
Not certain though.

However, recently a new cub has been announced, named "Spartak". Both from the photos and from personal communication from Dr. Valerii Plotnikov (the scientist mentioned in the article) I think it's pretty clear that this is likely a cave lion cub. According to Plotnikov this cub is slightly more mature than Uyan and Dina in terms of ontogenetic age.

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https://siberiantimes.com/science/casest...f-yakutia/
All-in-all this gives us soft tissue preservation for this species from a minimum of 4 individuals (Spartak, Uyan, Dina, and the Maly-Anyuy lion).
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