where is this above mentioned place located?
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what is the scientific name for a lion Felis leo how did it evolve? Their evolutionary radiation began in Asia in the Miocene
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Lion [SEP] Evolution
Phylogenetic analyses of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA from all Felidae species indicate that their evolutionary radiation began in Asia in the Miocene around to . The "Panthera" lineage is estimated to have genetically diverged from the common ancestor of the Felidae around to . The geographic origin of the "Panthera" is most likely northern Central Asia. Results of analyses differ in the phylogenetic relationship of the lion; it was thought to form a sister group with the jaguar ("P. onca") that diverged , but also with the leopard ("P. pardus") that diverged to . Hybridisation between lion and snow leopard ("P.