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(06-19-2014, 07:15 AM)'Siegfried' Wrote: Here are both jaglions at Bear Creek. The male is very impressive looking.

 

Amazing video. Did you want to see the "real" Panthera atrox? Then, you most see the jaglions. I bet that the skull of these cats is equal to that of Panthera atrox.

GrizzlyClaws is absolutely right, a jaglion most be more healthy than a liger or tigon, as jaguars and lions are more closely related. However, following this path, the most "healthy" of the hybrids most be the "lion x leopard" mix, as these two separated about 550,000 years ago, even after than the separation of the cave "lion" (Panthera spelaea) at about 700,000 years ago.
 









 

Panthera atrox is american lion right ?
Ive heard they are twice as big as African lions ?
But these jaglions are smaller than african lions.
Then how come they are equal ?
I saw a pic of atrox and african lion skull (from Bold) and the skull of atrox is double the size.
 








 

Panthera atrox is a hybrid of Panthera spelaea fossilis and Panthera onca gombaszoegensis, so they should look like a giant jaglion.
 







 

How big and heavy were P.atrox ?
 






 

The largest specimen should weigh about 800 pounds.
 





 

I thought they averaged at around 800-900 lbs.
What is there body dimensions (height, length)
What is there average weight ?
Can you give me some more info on these cats.
I guess the articles I read should be out dated.




 

According to Christiansen & Harris 2009, the average male Panthera atrox weighs about 255kg.

And i think that Guate can provide you the more elaborate information about these cats.



 

I thought these cats were much bigger (twice the size of modern lions).
Seems like they are (10-12)% heavier than modern Bengals.
Im planning to start a new topic on Prehistoric felids sizes, weight, info and data


 

Don't get misled by those TV shows, and the 700-800 pounds Panthera atrox specimen they were using in the Jurassic Fighting Club was not an average specimen, but an alpha male specimen.

The prehistoric felids were larger, but not as large as those tabloid headlines to catch for more attention.

 

gaute has done some great work on getting these actual sizes and info.
Gaute writes
"Here are the largest tigers of all times, with a little information about them:
 
1. The Ngandong tiger (Panthera tigris soloensis)
This tiger was the pinnacle of the body size for this species. They live in the ancient Sonda shelf about 195,000 years ago. They were larger than the largest Amur-Wanhsien specimens, with large bones but with relative slender metapodials. This tiger already had the modern Javanese form’s high M1 index and narrow occiput, which suggest that this is the direct ancestor of this species, now known as Panthera sondaica. The draw (of 2012) resembles these characteristics, together with more or less broad stripes, just like its ancestor of the mainland, although more darker in color and slender paws.

*This image is copyright of its original author

Body size:
* Head-body length: 210 – 230 cm.
* Total length: 316 – 345 cm.
* Shoulder height: 115 cm.
* Weight: 290 – 320 kg.
 
2. The Wanhsien tiger (Panthera tigris acutidens)
This is the direct antecessor of the modern mainland tigers, which evolved from the north of Indochina about 75,000 years ago. Is possible that this new form of tigers, traveled to the Sonda shelf and replaced the old from already present (Panthera tigris oxygnata) and gives origin to the Ngandong tiger. The fossils show that this great cat was of the same size than modern Amur-Bengal tigers, but it has robust bones and larger paws (according with its metapodials). This tiger is practically indistinguishable from modern ones, and probably looked just like a very large modern Amur tiger. Here is my representation of 2008 (modified in 2012).

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Body size:
The same than modern specimens, with weights of 180 – 300 kg or slightly more.
 
3. The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
There is a debate about which is the largest tiger in modern times. However, most of the records show that the Bengal tiger have reached the highest level, with the largest skull and the longest body measurement. Its morphology is very know, so I just portrait him in an aggressive jump, with all the fierceness that give it fame. This is a draw of 2007.

*This image is copyright of its original author

Body size:
* Head-body length: 180 – 204 cm (up to 221 cm).
* Total length: 274 – 311 cm (up to 323 cm).
* Shoulder height: 91 – 112 cm.
* Weight: 170 – 260 kg (up to 320 kg, empty belly).
 
4. The Central Asia tiger (Panthera tigris virgata)
The tiger with the largest territorial extension of all, this great cat dominated from the northern Turkey and the Caspian Sea region (smaller in size), to Manchuria and the Amur region in the Russian Far East (larger in size); only those of the Amur region survive at this day. These cats were the largest in modern days, rivaled only by the probably slightly larger Northern Indian tigers. Much has been discussed about this population that is futile to rewrite all again. My image was made in 2008, and presents only the western population of this subspecies, popularly known as the Caspian tigers.

*This image is copyright of its original author

Body size [Amur region, between 1992-2011]:
* Head-body length: 178 – 208 cm (up to c.220 cm).
* Total length: 278 – 309 cm (up to 330 cm).
* Shoulder height: 81 – 106 cm (up to 110 cm).
* Weight: 155 – 220 kg (up to 325 kg).

1. Panthera leo fossilis: About the size of Panthera atrox, probably up to 320 kg and estimated at 240 cm in head-body length.
2. Panthera (leo) Toscana: About the size of a modern jaguar (100-140 kg), but this specimen is now reclassified as Panthera onca gombazoegensis.
3. Panthera youngi: Smaller than modern tigers, about the size than modern lion, but the first and new descriptions show that this is not a lion, but a different species related to tigers.
4. Panthera leo spelaea: Large animal, 8-10% larger than modern lions. Largest skull of 420 cm. WaveRiders mentioned one of c.440 cm, but no evidence was presented. It probably weighed up to 300 kg, although this is debatable. Body length estimated at 220 cm.
5. Panthera leo vereshchagini: Medium size prehistoric lion, about the same size than largest modern lions. Check this about the weight of this great cat:
“Jefferson (1992) calculated body mass of Panthera atrox on the basis of M1 size. Analogous calculations by us for fossil Beringian lion gave masses of 194 kg for males and 154 kg for females. Male Beringian lions were 21% larger than females, in contrast with P. atrox (males 31% larger) and with the recent African P. leo (males 15% larger) (Schaller, 1972; Jefferson, 1992).”
Source: Baryshnikov & Boeskorov. 2001. The pleistocene cave lion, Panthera spelaea (Carnivora, Felidae) from Yakutia, Russia.
 
This is the data that I have in my memory right now, but I will make a document about this cats. For the moment, my goal is the document about the Sonda tigers and the tiger evolution."
"By the way, the body mass of the Ngandong tiger (P. t. soloensis) must be updated. The new investigations made by Tigerluver and me put the body mass of this great cat between 370 kg (using the Christiansen & Harris (2005) equations) and 415 kg (Tigerluver new equations). This surpasses the weight of the largest Panthera atrox and Panthera (leo) fossilis and match with the largest Smilodon populator."


 


 
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