Panthera pardus antiqua (Cuvier, 1835)
Ancient leopard, Ancient jaguar
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct if valid
Last record: Late Pleistocene (early)
Distribution
Europe?
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Cuvier, G. (1835). Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles ou l'on retablit les caractères de plusieurs animaux dont les revolutions du globe ont détruit les espèces. Paris: Dufour et E. d'Ocagne.
Other references:
Del Campana, D. (1954). Carnivori quaternari della Tecchia e della Caverna di Equinelle Alpi Apuane (Mustelidi, Canidi, Felidi). Palaeontogr. Ital. 44: 1-42.
Lemoine, Rhys Taylor, Buitenwerf, Robert, Faurby, Sören and Svenning, Jens-Christian. (2025). Phylogenetic Evidence Supports the Effect of Traits on Late-Quaternary Megafauna Extinction in the Context of Human Activity. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34(7): e70078. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70078 [Supporting Information: Data S1]