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(03-30-2022, 07:11 PM)genao87 Wrote: I thought for sure S. Populator was around 400kg on average.
A big cat species averaging 400 kgs would be a world record even if in historical times with thw largest specimens probably surpassing 500 kgs, but unfortunately no discovered species does average that much.
I get where you're coming from though, the "average of 400 kg" was actually referred to the estimated body mass of the Uruguayan specimen that was given a range of 379 - 436 kg, averaging about 407 kg.
That's what we mean when we refer to the estimated mass range of an animal.