The Cave Lion (Panthera spelaea and Panthera fossilis)

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(01-09-2017, 10:52 PM)tigerluver Wrote: That's difficult to say due to the poor correlation, but using the humerus and the trend that P. fossilis probably had a longer skull anyhow, 450 mm-500 mm may be an okay range.

Since Panthera fossilis got proportionally longer skull than both Panthera atrox and Panthera spealea, then I assume they are leaning toward the upper end. And the 450 kg estimation is based on the proportion of a modern lion, but the actual proportion of Panthera fossilis could be much more robust.

With a GSL about 500 mm with a body mass up to 500 kg, what is your regard about this Pleistocene giant lion? @peter Reply