Cave lynx
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Lynx pardinus spelaeus

The cave lynx or Mediterranean cave lynx (Lynx spelaeus or Lynx pardinus spelaeus ) is an extinct felid species that lived during the Pleistocene. It is controversially discussed to be a subspecies of the modern Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus ) and to be a junior synonym of this species.

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Fossils have been found from the Middle and Late Pleistocene in Italy and France. Body mass reconstructions estimate this lynx to weigh about 23 kg.

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References

1. Cave lynx Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_lynx

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