This is Panthera spelaea, AKA the cave lion. This original skeleton was found in Goyet Cave, Belgium. The skeleton is almost complete and perfect for #MammalMonday There’s also a bonus mighty Megaloceros too. I love the skull. The transition into the wonderful artwork by Julio Lacerda is very nice. The cave lion was widespread across northern Eurasia and Alaska/Yukon during the Late Pleistocene. It went extinct ~13,000 years ago. On display at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Art

Panthera spelaea, also known as the Eurasian cave lion #fossils #fossil #paleontology #geology #dinosaurs #dinosaur #nature #science #fossilhunting #prehistoric #jurassicpark #jurassic #fossilhunter #jurassicworld #minerals #ammonite #rocks #fossiladdict #palaeontology #art #crystals #naturalhistory #ammonites #paleontologist #paleoart #megalodon #geologyrocks #cat | In Stone Fossils