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(12-27-2018, 01:21 AM)GrizzlyClaws Wrote: The big bear claws compared to big tiger claws.
The bear claw is obviously longer, and the tiger claw looks broader with more part being embedded into the bone sheath, hence it was accustomed to be retractable.
BTW, I've only seen the North American Grizzly bears with claws frequently exceeding 10 cm, sometimes up to 11-12 cm, whereas the Russian Brown bears' claws rarely exceeded 10 cm.
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What comes to bear claws. I think, that longest claws are from Alaskan coastal area(?). There are the biggest bears after all and only comparable bears what comes to size can be found from Kamchatka peninsula, Russia. Other Russian brown bears are more or less comparable with for instance Yellowstone brown bears and other inland populations, like our brown bears in Finland.
Alaskan Brown bear ~ 12 cm
Russian Brown bear ~ 10 cm
Amur tiger ~ 8.5 cm
Bengal tiger ~ 7.2 cm
African lion ~ 6.9 cm
These are the largest instances encountered from my personal experience, maybe there could have been even more outliers, but these are some rare cases for their respective species.
Happy New Year to you @GrizzlyClaws and to you @Shadow hope 2019 will be a very good one for both
Here is a good example of analogy in case if you are interested, where we got a liger skull that measured 410 mm x 308 mm, with an extracted upper canine tooth of 129 mm.
You can also take a look about how the canine teeth were embedded into the skull.
Here is a good example of analogy in case if you are interested, where we got a liger skull that measured 410 mm x 308 mm, with an extracted upper canine tooth of 129 mm.
You can also take a look about how the canine teeth were embedded into the skull.
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Credit to @oddarticulations
410 mm X 308 mm means volume of this skull ? the upper canine looks so thick when compare with human's hand
Here is a good example of analogy in case if you are interested, where we got a liger skull that measured 410 mm x 308 mm, with an extracted upper canine tooth of 129 mm.
You can also take a look about how the canine teeth were embedded into the skull.
*This image is copyright of its original author
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Credit to @oddarticulations
410 mm X 308 mm means volume of this skull ? the upper canine looks so thick when compare with human's hand
Here is a good example of analogy in case if you are interested, where we got a liger skull that measured 410 mm x 308 mm, with an extracted upper canine tooth of 129 mm.
You can also take a look about how the canine teeth were embedded into the skull.
*This image is copyright of its original author
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*This image is copyright of its original author
Credit to @oddarticulations
410 mm X 308 mm means volume of this skull ? the upper canine looks so thick when compare with human's hand
It stands for length x width.
Well, if 304 mm is a real width of this skull, I believe that prehistoric manless lion would more wider than this number
Its really fascinating to see all the fossils! Thank you all for sharing.
Just wondering, if I ever want to learn about fossils where do I start?
I don't even get to touch a tooth or a skull.
(01-17-2019, 02:37 PM)tigeramulet Wrote: Its really fascinating to see all the fossils! Thank you all for sharing.
Just wondering, if I ever want to learn about fossils where do I start?
I don't even get to touch a tooth or a skull.
First find a local zoo in your area, then ask them zookeepers if they have any skull or canine teeth preserved from the deceased animals.
