Bilzingsleben is a former stone quarry in Thuringia, Germany, notable for its wealth of palaeolithic human fossils and artifacts.
On-site exhibition
Remains of a Stephanorhinus
Bilzingsleben structure, possibly built by Homo heidelbergensis, 400–350.000 BCE
Panthera spelaea
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Panthera spelaea, commonly known as the cave lion, is an extinct Panthera species that was native to Eurasia and northwest North America during the Pleistocene epoch. Genetic analysis of ancient DNA h
Cave lion skull exhibited in the Muséum de Toulouse, France
Cave lions and bison depicted in the Chauvet Cave, France
Size comparison of various specimens attributed to the P. spelaea/fossilis lineage spanning from the early Middle Pleistocene (1) to the end of the Late Pleistocene (5) showing great level of size variation and decline in overall body size through time. Scale bar for skulls = 10 cm (3.9 in)