Ngandong tiger
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†Panthera tigris soloensis
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| †Panthera tigris soloensis Von Koenigswald, 1933
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The Ngandong tiger (Panthera tigris soloensis), is an extinct subspecies of tiger which lived in what is now the Sundaland region of Indonesia in the Pleistocene epoch.[1]
Discoveries
Fossils of P. t. soloensis have been found primarily in the village of Ngandong, hence the common name. Only seven fossils are known, making study of the animal difficult.[2]
Description
The few remains of P. t. soloensis known suggest that the animal would have been about the size of a modern-day Bengal tiger. However, other specimens suggest an animal larger than any of the modern tigers in Indonesia. Heltler and Volmer (2007) estimated that a large male could potentially weigh up to 470 kg (1,040 pounds), heavier than the Bengal tiger, one of the largest extant cats.[3][4][2] Although Raúl Valvert (2014) later estimated the straight length to be between 172–233 centimetres (5.64–7.64 feet), while the length over the curves was estimated to be 258–350 centimetres (8.46–11.48 feet). The minimum weight for females was estimated at 143 kg (315 pounds), with males weighing up to 368 kg (811 pounds), with exceptional specimen weighing up to 400 kg (880 pounds).[5]
Paleoecology
In addition to the remains of P. t. soloensis, many other fossils from the same era have been discovered in Ngandong, like the proboscideans Stegodon trigonocephalus and Elephas hysudrindicus, the bovines Bubalus palaeokerabau and Bos paleosondaicus, the extant perissodactyls Tapirus indicus and Rhinoceros sondaicus, and a great variety of cervine species. Homo erectus fossils are also known from the area.[6]
See also
- Trinil tiger, P. tigris trinilensis
- Wanhsien tiger, P. tigris acutidens
References
- ↑ University of Míchigan (1937): Proceedings, Volume 3 page. 1853.
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- ↑ Sangiran: Man, Culture, and Environment in Pleistocene Time
