Panthera spelaea spelaea Goldfuss, 1810
European cave lion, Steppe lion
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 22.0–21.5 cal kyr BP or later (Marciszak et al., 2022); ca. 12.5 ka (Fosse et al., 2017)
Distribution
Eurasia & North America
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
Literature
Original scientific description:
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