The evolutionary history of extinct and living lions.

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The evolutionary history of extinct and living lions.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 19 May 2020

de Manuel Marc, Barnett Ross, Sandoval-Velasco Marcela, Yamaguchi Nobuyuki, Garrett Vieira Filipe, Zepeda Mendoza M Lisandra, Liu Shiping, Martin Michael D, Sinding Mikkel-Holger S, Mak Sarah S T, Carøe Christian, Liu Shanlin, Guo Chunxue, Zheng Jiao, Zazula Grant, Baryshnikov Gennady, Eizirik Eduardo, Koepfli Klaus-Peter, Johnson Warren E, Antunes Agostinho, Sicheritz-Ponten Thomas, Gopalakrishnan Shyam, Larson Greger, Yang Huanming, O'Brien Stephen J, Hansen Anders J, Zhang Guojie, Marques-Bonet Tomas, Gilbert M Thomas P

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Lions are one of the world's most iconic megafauna, yet little is known about their temporal and spatial demographic history and population differentiation. We analyzed a genomic dataset of 20 specimens: two ca. 30,000-y-old cave lions (Panthera leo spelaea), 12 historic lions (Panthera leo leo/Panthera leo melanochaita) that lived between the 15th and 20th centuries outside the current geographic distribution of...

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PMID: 32366643
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1919423117
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