Predator Bite Force

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(12-06-2018, 06:04 AM)Spalea Wrote: @brotherbear :

About #1: Do I dream ? But in your final table, the lion exemplary is always ahead of the tiger exemplary.

By making a copy/paste of the respectives numbers:



M. masseter :

Panthera leo:
Area: 12137.2    Force: 4490.8


Panthera tigris:

Area: 7968.1    Force: 2948.2


M. temporalis:

Panthera leo
Area: 13833.2    Force: 5118.3

Panthera tigris
Area:16345.5    Force: 6047.8


Bite force at:

Carnassial:
Panthera leo: 3405.4
Panthera tigris: 3007.2

Canine:
Panthera leo: 2152.3
Panthera tigris: 1859.3


Just saying... Perhaps a big lion and a small tiger.

From taking a quick scan of the study I did notice the lion skull used was 57mm or nearly 2.2" larger.
The Total skull length for the lion is slightly over 14", that is a normal skull length for a Male lion while the Tiger skull is under 12", that would be a small Male skull or maybe a female's skull. Reply