Skulls, Skeletons, Canines & Claws

[Luipaard]

(05-27-2021, 09:49 PM)tigerluver Wrote:

(05-26-2021, 10:13 PM)Luipaard Wrote:

(05-26-2021, 08:51 PM)tigerluver Wrote:

(05-26-2021, 03:14 PM)Luipaard Wrote: @tigerluver 

Is there a way to gauge this leopard skull its dimensions?

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It looks fairly large compared to the crocodile and forest buffalo skulls. It also possesses wide zygomatic arches.

Judging by its size, I'm fairly sure it belonged to a male leopard so should be at least 240 mm long.

Sure I can give it a go. Could you please find the average skull measurements of the other species in the image?

I'll see what I can find about them although I'm unsure which crocodile subspecies it is. I can however already tell you that the horn width of an African forest buffalo ranges between 34-72 cm (source: Wilson and Mittermeier (2011)).

Thanks in advance by the way

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I measured different specimens, hope it helps The angle and spacing makes this a difficult comparison. The leopard skull is 184.4 px long by 132.3 px wide. I couldn't find data on the other skull/jaws but if one can find those they can use the ratios to make estimates.

Great job, thanks! I'm currently looking for skull measurements of red river hog, gorilla, crocodile and forest buffalo. I got in touch with someone who's knowledgable regarding crocodilians and he said the following:

Quote:Hello. This skull looks like an extremely large skull of the Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis). I can assume that this is a large male, but it is difficult to estimate its size without measurements.

I'll see what I can find. Thanks for all your effort so far. Reply