Ancient DNA Rewrites Story of Enigmatic ‘American Cheetah’
For several decades, paleontologists have described Miracinonyx trumani — an extinct species of cheetah-like felid that roamed the…
Early Saber-Toothed Cat Gets New Face after Decades of Mystery
A nearly complete skull unearthed decades ago in Arizona has given paleontologists their clearest look yet at Adelphailurus…
Japanese Archipelago Was Once a Refuge for Cave Lions
Between 73,000 and 20,000 years ago (Late Pleistocene), the Japanese Archipelago was inhabited by cave lions (Panthera spelaea),…