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09-17-2018, 02:09 PM( This post was last modified: 09-17-2018, 02:46 PM by johnny rex )
Here I make a comparison between the largest skull of tiger (using the 406 mm Siberian tiger skull as an example) and the largest skull of lion (using 419 mm Lionzilla skull as an example). What I found was despite the largest lion skull is clearly longer in total length than the largest tiger skull as what is shown in the picture, the dorsal skull (which is only the length of the cranium without the mandible) of the tiger and the dorsal skull of the lion were almost of the same length if the skulls are not resting naturally where both are not placed on a table like how Christiansen assesed the length of big cat skulls (Christiansen's method of skull measuring with skull positioned such that superior dentition are parallel to surface below). So, I think any 17+ inches long lion skull, excluding their mandible, will have similar length dorsal skull with those 16 inches tiger skull if they are not resting naturally. Thus, lion skulls seem longer because of their skull shape or configuration. Thoughts?