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[HTSH053] A, Rare Saber Saber - Toothed Cat Megantereon Skull Fossil

[HTSH053] A, Rare Saber Saber - toothed cat Megantereon Skull Fossil

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Reference Number: Avaluer:31082690
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This is a very rare Megantereon skull. Its condition is very good. The entire skull is almost not deformed and retains its original shape. The enamel on the teeth is still preserved. This is a museum-grade specimen.Megantereon was a genus of prehistoric machairodontine saber-toothed cat that lived in North America, Eurasia, and Africa. It may have been the ancestor of Smilodon.Megantereon was built like a large modern jaguar, but somewhat heavier. It had stocky forelimb...s with the lower half of these forelimbs lion-sized. It had large neck muscles designed to deliver a powerful shearing bite. The elongated upper canines were protected by flanges at the mandible. Mauricio Anton's reconstruction in The Big Cats and their Fossil Relatives depicts the full specimen found at Seneze in France as 72 centimetres (28 in) at the shoulder. The largest specimens, with an estimated body weight of 90–150 kilograms (200–330 lb) (average 120 kilograms (260 lb)), are known from India. Medium-sized species of Megantereon are known from other parts of Eurasia and the Pliocene of North America. The smallest species from Africa and the lower Pleistocene of Europe have been estimated to only 60–70 kilograms (130–150 lb).However, these estimations were obtained from comparisons of the carnassial teeth. Younger estimations, which are based on the postcranial skeleton, lead to body weights of about 100 kilograms (220 lb) for the smaller specimens.In agreement with that, more recent sources estimated Megantereon from the European lower Pleistocene at 100–160 kilograms (220–350 lb).
Species : MegantereonAge : 3, 000, 000 to 900, 000 years agoLocality : East Asia Fossil measures : 9.86 in*6.4in*9.69 in= 25.06 cm*16.25 cm*24.62cmTeeth Length : 10~11cmWeight :7.3kgCondition: : Some restorations and glued, I put some B72 to protect and strength the bones. This is 100% genuine. Note : Due to manual measurement, there may be a slight error in lengthThis specimens are old collections which exported from China in middle 80's.
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