Panthera shawi is an extinct prehistoric cat, of which a single canine tooth was excavated in Sterkfontein cave in South Africa by Robert Broom in the 1940s.

[1][2] The original and holotype specimen, a single upper canine tooth from the Bolt's Farm locality, was described by Broom in 1948 as a new species named Felis shawi in honour of Professor Shaw.

[3] Further material assigned to the species was recovered from the Kromdraai A and Swartkraans Member 2 localities.

[2] The canine tooth is about 12 mm (0.47 in) long and considerably larger and thicker at the base than of a modern lion.

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