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Freak Felids - A Discussion of History's Largest Felines

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We most take care with those size estimations. Turner & Anton (1996) estimate the largest Machairodus specimen (all species) at about 120 cm in standing height, very large indeed but not the 130 cm that the article mention. In the document about Machairodus kabir there is no mention of any size estimation, so, where they get the 130 cm figure?

Other thing, the weight of 350 kg came from the use of the dentary formula of Van Valkenburg and the higher weight (450 kg, as far I remember) came from the formula of Anyonge. But results are debatable, specially for an animal with a skull smaller than the largest modern lions and tigers. They bones are longer, that is true, but as @tigerluver states, they are slender than that of modern lions.
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RE: Freak Felids - A Discussion of History's Largest Felines - GuateGojira - 10-08-2015, 11:12 PM
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