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12-27-2018, 07:09 PM( This post was last modified: 12-27-2018, 07:11 PM by johnny rex )
I see. We shouldn't depending too much on official record of skull sizes though as there are always larger skulls out there. For example, according to the official scientific records the largest lion skull is 406 mm long and around 279-280 mm wide but then there is the Lionzilla skull which exceeded those dimensions. I think same goes to tigers.
Anyway, I think the average difference between greatest skull length and head length is not that different. Take a look at the pictures below. Most X-rays of big cats too show there is no big difference between skull length and head length.
EDIT : The first picture I think shows an apparent difference between head length and skull length though