Bear and bigcats anatomy

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(02-28-2019, 02:31 PM)johnny rex Wrote:

(02-10-2019, 08:17 AM)GrizzlyClaws Wrote:

(02-06-2019, 12:09 AM)peter Wrote:

(01-25-2019, 03:31 AM)epaiva Wrote:

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Interesting, Epaiva. Could you get hold of the precise measurements (in mm.) of all skulls and add a few details (source, age, year, gender, captive, wild)? Things like that. The more details, the better.

It would be very nice if you could show all skulls of big cats next to each other. This will enable readers to see the differences between them at a glance. Thanks in advance.

Is possible for a modern lion/tiger skull to attain above 30 cm in the zygomatic width?

Here is a male liger skull from the online taxidermist @oddarticulations.

The total length is 410 mm and width is 308 mm, the rostrum looks to be around 135 mm.

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I just asked @oddarticulations on Instagram about the current measurements of the largest liger skull. It is actually 409.58mm long and 299.40mm wide. Do skulls shrink in size after awhile?

But anyway, I do think the largest modern tiger and lion skull (liger skull included) should be around 17 inches in length and around 12 inches in width.

I don't think the skull would get shrunk, but rather after being fully cleaned; the flesh and tissue around the skull have been fully removed.

BTW, it is still a very large and robust skull. And can you make more inquiry to @oddarticulations about the weight of the skull and canine tooth? Reply