American Lion VS American Mastodon - Size Comparison

Today we have the American Lion, as its name implies, this prehistoric cat inhabited North America. . Its believed that the American Lion lived during the pleistocene and the early holocene too, which means it possibly inhabited the lands around 340,000 to 11,000 years ago. There have been american lion fossils found in Alaska and even Mexico, so you know that these guys were quite well widespread during their time. It's also been estimated that it measured 1.6 to 2.5 meters from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail. The American Lion was able to stand up to 1.2 meters at the shoulder, meaning it was larger than the Smilodon fatalis.. They were much larger than modern lions and preferred the savannas and grasslands similar to their modern counterparts. They sheltered inside caves and, similar to the saber-toothed cats, preferred to wait and stalk their prey before jumping in and attacking.