Skulls, Skeletons, Canines & Claws

[GrizzlyClaws]

(07-24-2021, 01:48 AM)tigerluver Wrote:

(07-23-2021, 08:12 PM)epaiva Wrote:

(06-19-2021, 02:34 AM)epaiva Wrote: American Lion (Panthera atrox)
Measurements: length of skull 46,7 cm, wide of skull 30,4 cm, length of upper canines 74,8 mm and 74,3 mm, length of lower canines 53,9 mm and 55,1 mm
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@¨grizzlyclaws¨  @¨tigerluver¨
I have a question for you, do you know the sizes of the fangs measured from the skull of Panthera fossilis, Panthera spelaea and Ngandong Tiger (Panthera tigris soloensis) compared to the American Lion (Panthera atrox).

For the Ngandong skull here is excerpt with the measurements in German then translated:

"Durch eine lücke von 14 mm getrennt folgen die mächtigen canini. Ihr basaler abstand betragt am gaumen innen gemessem 58 mm. Der rechte, besser erhaltene ragt 68 mm aus der alveole heraus (aussen gemessen). Innen und hinten zeigen sie Spuren starker Abnutzung. Die Langsdurchmesser der Caninen sind, an der Alveole gemessen, rechts 32 mm, links 31 mm. Bei dem Oberkieferbruchstuck (alveole) ca. 31 mm."

"The mighty canini follow separated by a gap of 14 mm. Their basal distance on the inside of the palate is 58 mm. The one on the right, better preserved, protrudes 68 mm from the alveolus (measured on the outside). Inside and behind they show traces of heavy wear. The long diameters of the canines, measured at the alveolus, are 32 mm on the right and 31 mm on the left. The fracture of the upper jaw (alveolus) approx. 31 mm."

So 68 mm tall by 32 mm in AP diameter.

The largest P. spelaea skulls don't have canine measurements but I will look in further.

I always have the impression that the Pleistocene tigers from the Mainland China could have superior canine teeth in comparison to its Sunda cousins. Reply