The Cave Lion (Panthera spelaea and Panthera fossilis)

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(06-22-2023, 02:15 AM)hibernours Wrote: I don't know if this paper has already been posted i haven't read all the posts about this thread but for those who are interested in making a reconstitution about prehistoric lions, here is a paper which describes a method and some values about the shoulder height of Panthera Spelaea: 
Did the pleistocene lion, Panthera Spelaea (Goldfuss, 1810), have the same body proportions as modern lions, Panthera Leo (Linnaeus, 1758)? A preliminary study. Charles Schouwenburg - 2011.

It seems that the largest specimen of the sample had a humerus which was 396 mm in length and a shoulder height around 110 cm according to the author.

The Panthera spelaea fossilis from Sambir was larger without any doubt but the last image (message 427) seems a bit exaggerated so maybe someone could try to estimate the shoulder height of the enormous specimen based on the paper i provided if he has enough data about limb bones...

Thank you very much for this document. I used it right now and proved to be very usefull.

Check my conclutions about the Sambir lion in my previous post. Reply