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Description: A map of the approximate distributions of late Pleistocene lions. Red indicates the maximal range of Panthera spelaea; blue the maximal range of Panthera atrox; and green the maximal range of Panthera leo leo/Panthera leo persica. Stars show approximate locations of lion samples. The insets show details of the modern boundaries of Yukon Territory, Canada, and Chukotka, Russia, along with regional settlements.
Title: Cave lion range
Credit: Barnett, R. et al., (2016). Mitogenomics of the Extinct Cave Lion, Panthera spelaea (Goldfuss, 1810), Resolve its Position within the Panthera Cats. Open Quaternary. 2, p.4. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/oq.24
Author: Ross Barnett, Marie Lisandra Zepeda Mendoza, André Elias Rodrigues Soares, Simon Y W Ho, Grant Zazula, Nobuyuki Yamaguchi, Beth Shapiro, Irina V Kirillova, Greger Larson, M Thomas P Gilbert
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