Panthera leo sinhaleyus
Extinct subspecies of carnivoran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Panthera leo sinhaleyus is an extinct prehistoric subspecies of lion, excavated in Sri Lanka. It is believed to have become extinct prior to the arrival of humans c. 37,000 years BCE.[1]
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Panthera leo sinhaleyus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Felidae |
Subfamily: | Pantherinae |
Genus: | Panthera |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | †P. l. sinhaleyus |
Trinomial name | |
†Panthera leo sinhaleyus Deraniyagala, 1938 |
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