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The English word lion is derived via Anglo-Norman liun from Latin leōnem (nominative: leō), which in turn was a borrowing from Ancient Greek λέων léōn. The Hebrew word לָבִיא lavi may also be related. [4] The generic name Panthera is traceable to the classical Latin word 'panthēra' and the ancient Greek word πάνθηρ 'panther ...
North America, 0.13 to 0.013 MYA, with dubious remains in South America. [ 63 ] Commonly known as the American lion , P. atrox is thought to have descended from a basal P. spelaea cave lion population isolated south of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet , and then established a mitochondrial sister clade circa 200,000 BP. [ 64 ]
Panthera atrox lived in North America during the Pleistocene and early Holocene about 340,000 to 11,000 years ago. [14] Panthera shawi was a lion-like cat in South Africa that possibly lived in the early Pleistocene. [15] Panthera balamoides lived in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico during the Pleistocene. [16]
The American lion (Panthera atrox (/ ˈ p æ n θ ər ə ˈ æ t r ɒ k s /), with the species name meaning "savage" or "cruel", also called the North American lion) is an extinct pantherine cat native to North America during the Late Pleistocene from around 130,000 to 12,800 years ago.
The history of lions in Europe is part of the wider history of the lion species complex. The rediscovery and confirmation of their presence in Europe , already known by myths , historical accounts and ancient art , was made possible by the finds of fossils of Pleistocene , Holocene and Ancient lions excavated in Europe since the early 19th century.
The lion, named Zuri, had come to the zoo as a young animal, recently reaching its 20th birthday, zoo officials said. “Zuri was a staple of the zoo,’’ Riverbanks spokesman Matt Perron said.
Sea lions can act aggressively and deliver substantial bites to people if provoked, NOAA spokeswoman Sharon Melin told The Bee in 2022. NOAA recommends maintaining a distance of 50 yards from sea ...
The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. All 21 extant species are found in South America, where they originated. Their much larger relatives, the pampatheres and glyptodonts, once lived in North and South America but became extinct following the appearance of humans. Family: Dasypodidae (long-nosed armadillos) Subfamily ...