American Lion Radius Bone Replica

Description

American Lion Radius Bone Replica for Felinology

American lion radius bone replica measures 13.7 inches. Panthera atrox radius bone is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation, Page Museum specimen. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The American lion was initially considered a distinct species of Pantherinae, and designated as Panthera atrox, which means “cruel” or “fearsome panther” in Latin.

Some paleontologists accepted this view, but others considered it to be a type of lion closely related to the modern lion (Panthera leo) and its extinct relative, the Eurasian cave lion.

It was later assigned as a subspecies of P. leo (P. leo atrox) rather than as a separate species. Most recently, both spelaea and atrox have been treated as full species.

Cladistic studies using morphological characteristics have been unable to resolve the phylogenetic position of the American lion.

One study considered the American lion, along with the cave lion, to be most closely related to the tiger (Panthera tigris), citing a comparison of the skull; the braincase, in particular, appears to be especially similar to the braincase of a tiger.

Scientfic classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Carnivora
• Suborder: Feliformia
• Family: Felidae
• Subfamily: Pantherinae
• Genus: Panthera
• Species: †P. atrox
• Binomial name: †Panthera atrox
• Conservation Status: Extinct

The american lion, saber-toothed cat, dire wolf were the three dominant carnivores competing for the same massive herbivores such as the Harlan’s ground sloth. Compare the different hunting strategies of solitary strength, pack hunting and ambush evolved by these distinct lineages.