The Cave Lion (Panthera spelaea and Panthera fossilis)

[tigerluver]

(01-07-2019, 04:08 AM)Caveman Wrote:

(01-06-2019, 11:35 PM)tigerluver Wrote: @Caveman , beautiful specimen, thank you for sharing!

Notably, the specimen has a wide rostrum. The shape and robustness of the rostrum as well as the preservation also matches that of the late form of cave lion, P. spelaea. Based on the dentition and skull sutures, the specimen is an adult. As @GrizzlyClaws stated, based on the size the specimen is likely a female.

Thank you @tigerluver. I recently obtained it from the family of a amateur archeologist who found it in a vertical shaft in the Goyet cave in Belgium.

The information on the locality is a great help in finding the age of the specimen. Based on this study, the fossil should be 41,000 to 32,000 years old. We can summarize the following information for a complete picture of the specimen:

Panthera spelaea
Goyet Cave (from horizon 3, 4, or 5, likely horizon 5), Belgium
32,000-41,000 years of age
Likely female

Thank you again for sharing, I am glad you have such a magnificent and rare piece! Reply