Skulls, Skeletons, Canines & Claws

[GrizzlyClaws]

(10-30-2016, 04:21 AM)Spalea Wrote: @GrizzlyClaws:

About #258: 40 % heavier, it's a lot ! It would mean that this difference isn't due to the narrower bottom of the lion's canine (involving a little bit smaller volume), but more likely to a real bigger tiger's fang density itself.

Based on the length, that lower canine likely belongs to an average male Amur tiger. However, only its density is ridiculously high.

Most likely due it is a very robust canine in proportion, e.g. length/width proportion. If you let the width divided by the length, with any canine hits the ratio of 0.3, then it is an extremely robust one. The more robustness it got, the likely higher density.

The density of 4 inches/50 grams most likely belongs to the normal solid male lion canine at the length/width ratio around 0.25. If there is any lion canine with the ratio at 0.3, then it would also likely turn out to be heavier/denser. Reply