<![CDATA[Apparently there used to be Panthera Fossilis, a kind of cave lion, in Britain.]]>Apparently there used to be Panthera Fossilis, a kind of cave lion, in Britain.

Look at this absolute unit. 5 feet tall, 9 and a half feet long, 1,000 pounds. Battlecat-looking motherfucker.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panthera_fossilis

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Surprisingly gentle. The predecessor to the modern kitty cat

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Nerde/statuses/117418059640771804https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Nerde/statuses/117418059640771804Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:36:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently there used to be Panthera Fossilis, a kind of cave lion, in Britain. on Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:11:12 GMT]]>@SeanHawley It’s also known as Panthera leo fossilis which afaik means fossil lion (panthera Leo). It seems that it was/is sometimes thought to be just a subspecies of lion.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Nickiquote/statuses/117416071797711497https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Nickiquote/statuses/117416071797711497Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:11:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently there used to be Panthera Fossilis, a kind of cave lion, in Britain. on Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:59:13 GMT]]>@Nickiquote Not surprised it died out. The Neolithic people couldn’t afford the crates of Whiskas that thing would demand.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://twit.social/users/davidbcohen/statuses/117415316919543693https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://twit.social/users/davidbcohen/statuses/117415316919543693Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:59:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently there used to be Panthera Fossilis, a kind of cave lion, in Britain. on Sat, 10 Oct 2026 01:33:26 GMT]]>@Nickiquote I did think Battlecat when I saw that.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Shelly/statuses/117414035911181614https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Shelly/statuses/117414035911181614Sat, 10 Oct 2026 01:33:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently there used to be Panthera Fossilis, a kind of cave lion, in Britain. on Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:51:17 GMT]]>@Nickiquote My mother was 4 feet 11 and a bit inches. She would have argued that behemoth to death, or at least it would have slunk away because she was disappointed in it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/greem/statuses/117413634228184779https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/greem/statuses/117413634228184779Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:51:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently there used to be Panthera Fossilis, a kind of cave lion, in Britain. on Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:33:14 GMT]]>@Nickiquote Wow, that guy's a li'l heavier than me...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/altlazybear/statuses/117413563261008239https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/altlazybear/statuses/117413563261008239Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:33:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently there used to be Panthera Fossilis, a kind of cave lion, in Britain. on Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:52:46 GMT]]>@Nickiquote 5 feet tall!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://federation.p1k3.com/users/brennen/statuses/117413404111163282https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://federation.p1k3.com/users/brennen/statuses/117413404111163282Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:52:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently there used to be Panthera Fossilis, a kind of cave lion, in Britain. on Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:51:38 GMT]]>@Nickiquote He man would look hilariously small on that monster.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/ap/users/117384700538435597/statuses/117413399659150694https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/ap/users/117384700538435597/statuses/117413399659150694Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:51:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apparently there used to be Panthera Fossilis, a kind of cave lion, in Britain. on Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:51:32 GMT]]>@Nickiquote half a ton of cat 😳

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