The word panther derives from classical Latin panthēra, itself from the ancient Greek pánthēr (πάνθηρ). See more

In Panthera species, the dorsal profile of the skull is flattish or evenly convex. The frontal interorbital area is not noticeably elevated, and the area behind the elevation is less steeply … See more

The geographic origin of the Panthera is most likely northern Central Asia. Panthera blytheae, possibly the oldest known Panthera species, is similar in skull features to the snow leopard, though its taxonomic placement has been disputed by other … See more

Panthera was named and described by Lorenz Oken in 1816 who placed all the spotted cats in this group. During the 19th and 20th centuries, various explorers and staff of natural history museums suggested numerous subspecies, or at times called "races", for all … See more

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• Turner, A.; Antón, M. (1997). The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives: An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-10228-5. See more

• Media related to Panthera at Wikimedia Commons
• "The Ghostly Origins of the Big Cats". PBS Eons. 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021 – via YouTube. See more