The American Cheetah, Acinonyx pardinensis, also called the Giant Cheetah, lived in North America, Europe and Asia 12,000 years ago. They weighed around 300 pounds and had a somewhat thicker, more puma-like build than the modern cheetah.
The American Cheetah, Acinonyx pardinensis, also called the Giant Cheetah, lived in North America, Europe and Asia 12,000 years ago. They weighed around 300 pounds and had a somewhat thicker, more puma-like build than the modern cheetah.
The American cheetah (Miracinonyx) is an extinct genus of at least two feline species, which were endemic to North America during the Pleistocene epoch (2.6 Ma - 12,000 years ago) and morphologically similar to the modern cheetah.
The discovery of the remains of the largest known cheetah suggest the fastest land animals were amazing predators at an ancient human site some 1.8 million years ago.
Before man became a hunter and made his way to the top of the food chain, the Felidae, or cats, were the most successful, powerful predators in most of the world.
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is now at home on the African plains, but it started a migration 100,000 years ago from North America towards its current habitat. The research found that the migration from North America was costly for the species, triggering the first major reduction in their gene pool.
Pronghorn are among the fastest animals on Earth. Often ranked second to the cheetah for mammalian land speed records, America's peculiar giraffoid has been said to hit top speeds over 50 miles per hour and maintain their sprints for much longer than quick carnivores.
Cheetahs migrated to Africa from North America 100,000 years ago during the last Ice Age. Following their "big move," populations dwindled and incestuous breeding increased.
Cheetahs descend from a relative of American pumas with their fossil records extending across the Americas, Europe and Asia, according to new research.
The American cheetah (Miracinonyx) is an extinct genus of at least two feline species, which were endemic to North America during the Pleistocene epoch (2.6 Ma - 12,000 years ago) and morphologically similar to the modern cheetah.
The discovery of the remains of the largest known cheetah suggest the fastest land animals were amazing predators at an ancient human site some 1.8 million years ago.
Before man became a hunter and made his way to the top of the food chain, the Felidae, or cats, were the most successful, powerful predators in most of the world.
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is now at home on the African plains, but it started a migration 100,000 years ago from North America towards its current habitat. The research found that the migration from North America was costly for the species, triggering the first major reduction in their gene pool.
Pronghorn are among the fastest animals on Earth. Often ranked second to the cheetah for mammalian land speed records, America's peculiar giraffoid has been said to hit top speeds over 50 miles per hour and maintain their sprints for much longer than quick carnivores.
Cheetahs migrated to Africa from North America 100,000 years ago during the last Ice Age. Following their "big move," populations dwindled and incestuous breeding increased.
Cheetahs descend from a relative of American pumas with their fossil records extending across the Americas, Europe and Asia, according to new research.
