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09-20-2017, 12:11 AM( This post was last modified: 09-20-2017, 12:12 AM by paul cooper )
(09-19-2017, 05:28 AM)GrizzlyClaws Wrote:
(09-19-2017, 03:50 AM)paul cooper Wrote: How did you come up with this conclusion? What makes a skull pantherine or 'more' pantherine?
The tiger's shorter facial structure gives me the impression that is an atypical pantherine with some feline morphological characteristics.
The typical facial structure for a pantherine should be proportionally longer like that of the lion.
In general, I think nobody would argue that a tiger possesses more morphological features of the house cat than a lion.
Are there any disadvantages and advantages for having a pantherine or less of a pantherine skull? I think a balance of the 2 is the best, Which seems like what the tiger has?