Skulls, Skeletons, Canines & Claws

[Panthera]

I do not sure whether this premolar is suitable to post in here(this topic mainly discussion canine) or not? If so, please suggest where I should post, I will delete and re-post in suitable topic, thanks.

This is P4 fossil of Panthera big cat from a outcrop of Songnen Plain, Manchuria, Northeast Asia. The length is 39.6mm and the width is 18.6mm. Because the cave lion, Panthera spelaea, is very small amount in number(even non-existent?) in this area, as far as I know from the public literature which I read, I always thought it belongs to a tiger, Amur tiger, Panthera tigris altaica.

Has anyone modern/prehistoric Amur tiger P4 measurement information/range? Could estimate how size the tiger(body mass or head length) by the tooth fossil?    

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By the way, I am interest in prehistoric tiger, but unlike cave lion has independent topic, this forum seems to be no topic for prehistoric tigers? Or just i didn't find..... Reply