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If the Wanhsien tiger was already extinct about 72000 years ago in China (including the nothern part and Manchuria), and the Caspian tiger has re-colonized Manchuria just about 20000 years ago, then does this mean Manchuria was tigerless for more than 50000 years. That sounds a little improbable to me.
Maybe the northern population of the Wanhsien tiger was in decline at that time, while its southern population was forced to evolve into the modern mainland tiger.
The Caspian-Amur tiger as the descendant of the southern Wanhsien tiger must just find their way to absorb the isolated remaining population of the northern Wanhsien tiger.