†Panthera leo atrox Leidy 1853 (lion)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Alternative combinations: Felis atrox, Panthera atrox, Uncia atrox
Synonyms: Felis onca mesembrina Cabrera 1934, Panthera onca mesembrina Cabrera 1934
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1853. Description of an extinct species of American Lion: Felis atrox. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 10:319-321
Belongs to Panthera leo according to R. Barnett et al. 2009
See also Chimento and Agnolin 2017, Cope 1880, Hay 1902, Hibbard and Taylor 1960, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Leidy 1853, Leidy 1873, Lundelius 1972 and Simpson 1941
Sister taxon: Panthera leo spelaea
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
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