Cave lion (Panthera spelaea) from the Pleistocene of Chuvashiya, European Russia

Baryshnikov G.F., Petrova E.A.

P. 33-40

Two mandibles of the cave lion referred to the nominotypical subspecies Panthera spelaea spelaea are recorded for the first time in the Pleistocene of Chuvashiya. The distribution map of this subspecies in the Eastern Europe is given.DOI: 10.15298/rusjtheriol.7.1.05

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