Smilodon populator

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(05-17-2022, 08:05 PM)GuateGojira Wrote:

(05-17-2022, 07:36 AM)jrocks Wrote: wow that document with bonaerensis 10-1 was made all the way back in 1933. Which specimen do you think was bigger, the 16.07 inch skull or the 405 mm humerus

In order to know that we will need an skeleton with associated elements, like "Smilodon bonaërensis - 46", the only associated specimen of Smilodon populator that I know (skull included).

The skull length of that specimen is of 345.7 mm and the humerus is of 395 mm. In this case, the skull of 408.4 mm is 18% bigger, while the humerus of 405 mm is only near 3% bigger. In theory, this means that the specimen represented by the skull is bigger than the specimen represented by the humerus, assuming equal proportions and using the specimen "Smilodon bonaërensis - 46" as a surrogate.

That specimen with 408cm skull was the one which was considered the heaviest Populator specimen, am I correct? Wasn’t his weight estimated at just over 400kg?

So with what we have, is that 400kg weight the highest estimated weight for Smilodon Populator till now? Or is there any heavier estimated specimen? Reply