American Lion Handbook: A Complete Guide to Panthera atrox, Fossil Discoveries, Anatomy, Hunting, Prey, Habitat, Evolution, Ice Age Life, and Extinction - Couverture souple

Casady, Marcus P

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798175874847

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Journey back to Ice Age North America and discover one of the most formidable cats ever to roam the continent.

American Lion Handbook explores the fascinating world of Panthera atrox, the enormous prehistoric predator that once shared the landscape with mammoths, ancient bison, horses, camels, dire wolves, and other remarkable members of the Pleistocene megafauna.

Written for prehistoric-animal enthusiasts, fossil lovers, students, natural-history readers, and anyone fascinated by extinct predators, this accessible guide brings together the most important aspects of the American lion's biology, fossil record, ecology, and place in Ice Age North America.

Inside this handbook, you'll explore:

• The anatomy, size, physical characteristics, and appearance of the American lion


• Its scientific classification and relationship to other large cats


• Where Panthera atrox lived across prehistoric North America


• Grasslands, open woodlands, and other environments it may have occupied


• Hunting behavior, possible prey, and its role as a powerful carnivore


• Competition with dire wolves, saber-toothed cats, bears, and other predators


• Important fossil discoveries and what ancient remains reveal about its life


• The changing climate and ecosystems of the Pleistocene


• Scientific ideas about behavior, movement, and social organization


• The disappearance of the American lion near the end of the Ice Age

More than simply an oversized cat, the American lion belonged to a dramatic world of giant herbivores and highly specialized predators. Its fossils provide valuable clues about how large carnivores survived, competed, hunted, and responded to environmental change thousands of years ago.

Clear, informative, and engaging, American Lion Handbook offers a compelling introduction to one of North America's most impressive extinct mammals and the extraordinary prehistoric world it inhabited.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798175874847
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 152
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible