Cave Lion

Panthera atrox (American Lion)

Huge lions once roamed Mississippi and they're highlighted at new fossil and artifact show

The long awaited video of finding the EPIC AMERICAN LION JAW! Unfortunately, our GoPro ran out of battery, so we didn't get an underwater video of getting it 😭 We also found a giant beaver, horse, bison, alligator and lemom shark tooth and a shark vert. *The deer leg bone is NOT fossilized, but it is still cool to find 🤩 #fossils #fyp | Cristina Mazza Schoonard

⚠️RARE FIND⚠️WE FOUND AN AMERICAN LION JAW SECTION🤯 This fossil is considered EXTREMELY rare - more rare than Smilodon 🤯 It is estimated to be the largest cat to ever exist! This lion roamed Florida around 70,000 years ago during the Pleistocene Period. Their canine teeth could get up to 5.5" and had a bite force of over 1,800 pounds per square inch (2x the force of modern lions)!! #Fossils #fossil #fyp #rare | Cristina Mazza Schoonard