Mammal
Panthera atrox
Genetic evidence links it closely to the cave lion lineage.
The American lion was one of the largest known cats.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Panthera atrox at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It is interpreted as a consumer of other animals. Hunting and scavenging are not mutually exclusive behaviors.
- When it lived
- Quaternary
- Group
- Felidae
- Felids
- Fossil locations
- Canada, Mexico
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Panthera atrox
It was one of the largest known felines, larger on average than the modern lion. Genetics relate it to a branch of the cave lion that arrived in North America.
Genetic evidence links it to a branch of the cave lion lineage that reached North America. DNA can reveal connections in its family history that the size of its bones alone cannot show.
The cat family includes living species and extinct branches. Saber-shaped teeth also evolved in animals that were not cats: a similar shape does not prove a close relationship.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Panthera atrox
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- American lion
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- Felidae
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- Lions and other Panthera
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