Freak Felids - A Discussion of History's Largest Felines

[jrocks]

(06-10-2022, 04:02 AM)GuateGojira Wrote:

(06-09-2022, 10:15 AM)jrocks Wrote: hi @tigerluver,

I saw in the carnivora forum american lion vs grizzly bear that a user onlyfaizy786 claimed that there were 6 or 7 specimens that are larger than the 475 mm makhnevskaya cave lion skull, is that true or are they only claims, also what was waveriders saying about about the 192 mm mt3 specimen having a skull length of around 525 mm is that accurate, ive never seen these specimens said to be larger than the 475 mm skull being mentioned until now

jrocks

I know that the question is not for me, but if this helps, here are the lists of Panthera atrox and Panthera spelaea skulls that include the biggest specimens recorded at this moment:

First, Panthera atrox from Merriam & Stock (1932):

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Now, Panthera spelaea from Marciszak et al. (2013):

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As you can see, only one skull is over 475 mm and its length is in doubth as it is badly crushed, and even the one estimated at 475 mm is just that, an estimation as probably is broken at the end. If that person claim that are bigger skulls, he/she MUST present hard evidence, if not, you can discard his/her words.

oh thanks Reply