Smilodon populator

[GuateGojira]

(05-05-2022, 03:48 AM)GuateGojira Wrote: The Chateau "lion" came from France and its ID is CHA.1.98.C.3-246 and belong to the species Panthera spelaea fossilis.

Speaking about this specimen, I tried several times to search a picture of it, or at least any other reference about it, but failed until now.....

In the paper "The big cats of the fossil site Château Breccia Northern Section (Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France): stratigraphy, palaeoenvironment, ethology and biochronological dating" from Argant and team (2007) I found a small mention about this specimen, check it:

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Based in it, it seems that there are other bones related, which is great as we could have a better idea of the proportions of this specimen and this species overall.

I found a comparison in the web, check it:

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Interesesting altough exagerated in both size and weight, what called my attention is the image of the supposed skull of the Chateau specimen, this one:

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I don't know if that is the real skull, but that amorphous image do not look like the description made by Argant, although been honest they do not mention if the skull, even been complete, was crushed.

If anyone have more information about this specimen, it will be great if you can share it. Reply