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04-22-2014, 09:35 AM( This post was last modified: 04-22-2014, 09:39 AM by GrizzlyClaws )
(04-22-2014, 09:25 AM)'GuateGojira' Wrote:
(04-22-2014, 09:21 AM)'GrizzlyClaws' Wrote: Was that longest Sumantran canines measured from the gumline?
I assume the canines measurement for those skulls are not from the gumline, while the actual gumline measurement should be shorter.
Good point GrizzlyClaws, I also think that those canine measurements are not from the gum line, after all, peter measured skulls not live animals. The point is how much of that tooth is for the crown and how much is from the gum.
If the 70mm+ measurement was from the skull, then it should be around 65mm for the gumline.
So it makes sense that someone got a 13cm Sumantran canine in his/her private collection.
Maybe the gumline measurement is about 50% of the entire canine length, while the crown measurement is a bit more than 50%???