American lion skull, Zoological museum (Copenhagen, Denmark). Made with Memento Beta.
The American lion lived 200.000 to 10.000 years ago in the savannas and grass steppes in North America and north western South America. He weighted about 250 to 350 kg for approximatively 2.5m long and 1.2m high. The American lion was larger and stronger bite than the modern African lion. This was an adaptation to hunting the large animals that lived during the ice ages.