Researchers discover ancient giant 'lion' in KenyaA Simbakubwa kutokaafrika, a gigantic mammalian carnivore that lived 22 million years ago in Africa and was larger than a polar bear. An artist's impression of the creature shows a giant big-cat-like hunter with stripey fur and enormous fangs. A giant lion with enormous fangs that roamed the Kenyan savannah more than 20 million years ago was one of the largest ever meat-eating mammals, researchers said Thursday. A team unearthed the lower jaw, teeth and other bones of a new species, Simbakubwa kutokaafrika -- Swahili for "big African lion". An artist's impression of the creature shows a giant big-cat-like hunter with stripey fur and enormous fangs.

Source: Standard Digital April 18, 2019 06:09 UTC