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(06-28-2014, 11:04 PM)'tigerluver' Wrote: I've updated the felid chart. I found a specimen dubious and removed it. The weights look more probable to me.
Question for all. Which bulkiness do you think the Ngandong tiger had, the Bengal or the Amur? Depending on that choice, one estimate is preferred over the other.
Mmmm, very hard question. The femur looks like that of the captive Amur tigers, the dimentions match, however the skull doesn't resemble the mainland tigers, but those of the Sunda. I think that they were probably more close to that of the modern Bengal tigers, but those from Nagarahole or Ranthambore, which are muscular but not extremely bulkier (like those of Kaziranga or Nepal).