Panthera leo spelaea

Life-reconstruction in cartoon style of a Cave Lion.

Panthera leo spelaea by Juraj Pavlík on ArtStation.

Late Pleistocene: The cave lion (Panthera spelaea) probably evolved in Europe less than 600,000 years ago and was genetically distinct from the modern lion living in Africa and Asia. It became extinct about 13,000 years ago.

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About Eurasian cave lions: ''We know, thanks to the representation of this species by early modern humans, that the cave lions did　not　display the typical male coat of the African lions, although they did bear the tuft at the end of the tail. They probably looked much more like a female lion, but with a denser and thicker coat(especially in the neck region) and with shorter and more robust limbs.'' Jordi Agusti "This massive predator appeared more like a mix between a lion and a tiger with…

P. spelaea, commonly known as the European, Eurasian cave lion, or Steppe Lion is an extinct Panthera species that evolved in Europe probably after the third Cromerian interglacial stage, less than 600,000 years ago.. It is known from fossils and many examples of prehistoric art. P. spelaea is sometimes considered a species in its own right, under the name Panthera spelaea, and at least one authority, basing his conclusion on a comparison of skull shapes, considered the cave lion to be more…

The Cave Lion

A pride of Eurasian cave lions(Panthera leo spelaea) vs. woolly rhino(Coelodonta antiquitatis).. by Leogon.deviantart.com on @deviantART