MelissaJul 22, 2025
Ancient cougar? Not sure yet. Found by #VMNH paleontologist near W Virginia border
They call it a cave cat.
https://www.vmnh.net/research-collections/petra
Petra - Virginia Museum of Natural History

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Marcus BrandelFeb 3, 2023

Bonus #FossilFriday! 🐈 My contact at the Science Museum of Minnesota, Alex Hasting, posted a great update today on the Pleistocene cat 'Petra' found recently by cavers in #Virginia.

#pleistocene #paleontology #fossils #cavers #spelunking #sciencemuseummn #VMNH #miracinonyx #miracinonyxinexpectatus #americancheetah #citizenscience #shareyourdiscovery 🦬🦣🦥🍂🦫🐈

https://cardinalnews.org/2023/01/23/more-than-a-year-later-scientists-in-martinsville-are-still-working-on-skeleton-of-ice-age-cat-found-in-lee-county/

Alex on https://twitter.com/Dr_CrocoGator

More than a year later, scientists in Martinsville are still working on skeleton of ice age cat found in Lee County

The lab technician working to free the skeleton from the surrounding rock estimates she has already devoted roughly 1,000 hours to the project.

Cardinal News