An international team of scientists has identified fossils of snow leopards for the first time. The discovery has allowed them to trace the evolutionary history of the species during the Quaternary ...

Rare fossils challenge assumptions about how the big cats thrived in a challenging environment. Contemporary snow leopards are rare — and fossils of their ancient ancestors are even more scarce.

The study, published in Science Advances, was led by researchers Qigao Jiangzuo, from Peking University, and Joan Madurell Malapeira, from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Snow leopards ...