Learn more about ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/eons All of today’s big cat species evolved less than 11 million years ago and yet their evolutionary history remains an almost total mystery. But scientists have recently discovered a major clue about the origins of the big cats, one that could provide a whole new starting place for solving this puzzle. Thanks to Ceri Thomas for the excellent Panthera blytheae and Panthera atrox! Check out more of Ceri’s paleoart at http://alphynix.tumblr.com and http://nixillustration.com Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Studios: http://youtube.com/pbsdigitalstudios THANK YOU to our amazing Cenozoic Patreon patron, Patrick Seifert!! And to the following Patreon patrons for helping make Eons possible: Katie Fichtner, Anthony Callaghan, Stefan Weber, Ilya Murashov, Charles Kahle, Robert Amling, Po Foon Kwong, Larry Wilson, Merri Snaidman, Renzo Caimi Ordenes, John Vanek, Neil H. Gray, Esmeralda Rupp-Spangle, Gregory Donovan, الخليفي سلطان, Gabriel Cortez, Marcus Lejon, Robert Arévalo, Robert Hill, Todd Dittman, […]

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