First occurrence of Panthera atrox
(Felidae, Pantherinae) in the Mexican state of Hidalgo and a review of the
record of felids from the Pleistocene of Mexico
Victor Manuel Bravo-Cuevas,Jaime Priego-Vargas,Miguel Ángel Cabral-Perdomo,and Marco Antonio Pineda Maldonado
Museo de Paleontología, Área Académica de Biología,
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Ciudad del Conocimiento,
Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo km 4.5, CP 42184, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Jaime Priego-Vargas
Área Académica
de Biología, Doctorado en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Ciudad del
Conocimiento, Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo km 4.5, CP 42184, Pachuca,
Hidalgo, Mexico
Miguel Ángel Cabral-Perdomo
Museo de Paleontología, Área Académica de Biología,
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Ciudad del Conocimiento,
Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo km 4.5, CP 42184, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Marco Antonio Pineda Maldonado
Área Académica de Biología, Maestría en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de
Hidalgo, Ciudad del Conocimiento, Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo km 4.5, CP
42184, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
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We report the first occurrence of an American lion from the late Pleistocene (≈120 000 years ago) of southeastern Hidalgo, central Mexico. The fossil material includes a lower canine tooth and a manus bone. Some areas of central Mexico were suitable hunting sites for the American lion, considering the high diversity of large mammalian herbivores that have been recorded there. The Mexican record of felids represents an important part of the Pleistocene North American diversity.
We report the first occurrence of an American lion from the late Pleistocene (≈120 000 years...
