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ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - B - THE LION (Panthera leo)

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(09-10-2018, 11:54 AM)johnny rex Wrote: Not sure if this skull is reliable or accurate, I remember there is even a 19 -inch American, 12-inch wide lion skull surfaced online.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lionzilla-monster-record-size-African-lion-skull-taxidermy-cast-replica-/262733812926

It is not accurate, it looks smaller that the large skull from Panthera atrox from Bone Clones which measured the same than the largest Panthera atrox skull in California. Check with @epaiva, he have the skull with him.

The skull in sale is that of a normal lion, check how the guy can take it with one hand only. Now check this images from Dr Yamaguchi and his beloved lions:

Here is with a modern lion:

*This image is copyright of its original author


Here with the Panthera atrox or American "lion".

*This image is copyright of its original author


As you can see, that skull in the article is not even near the huge size of the last specimen.

These measurements in the Internet webpages, specially for specimens in sale, are incorrectly derived, as they just run the tape along the curve of the skull, which inflate the real size.
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RE: ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - B - THE LION (Panthera leo) - GuateGojira - 09-10-2018, 12:17 PM
Panthera leo in Europe - brotherbear - 04-28-2017, 07:46 PM
RE: Panthera leo in Europe? - Polar - 04-28-2017, 10:24 PM
RE: Panthera leo in Europe? - GrizzlyClaws - 04-29-2017, 01:43 AM
RE: Panthera leo in Europe? - brotherbear - 04-29-2017, 03:01 AM
RE: Panthera leo in Europe? - GrizzlyClaws - 04-29-2017, 03:17 AM
RE: Panthera leo in Europe? - GrizzlyClaws - 04-29-2017, 03:29 AM
RE: Panthera leo in Europe? - brotherbear - 05-20-2017, 04:15 PM
RE: Vintage - Ngala - 01-02-2018, 03:22 PM
Lion Population Numbers - jordi6927 - 04-09-2018, 03:45 PM
RE: Lion Population Numbers - Rishi - 04-09-2018, 05:13 PM



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