American Lion (Panthera atrox)

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(01-16-2024, 09:52 AM)johnny rex Wrote:

(07-15-2021, 09:10 AM)epaiva Wrote: Length of skull 46,7 cm, wide of skull 30,4 cm, length of upper fangs 74,8 and 74,3 mm, length of lower fangs 53,9 mm and 55,1 mm

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What is the width of its muzzle in inches and mm? The width from its right canine tooth to its left canine?

For Panthera atrox, the widest muzzles (135.9 mm & 141.4 mm) belong to specimen 14001 of University of California (467.5 mm at GSL) & specimen 2900-3 (458 mm at GSL) respectively.

https://doc.rero.ch/record/13473/files/PAL_E154.pdf



For Panthera spelaea, the widest muzzles belong to San River specimen (451 mm at GSL & 138 mm for muzzle) and Mokhnevskaya Cave specimen (475 mm at GSL & 138 mm for muzzle).

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