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    This document presents the basic description of the famous Wanhsien tiger (Panthera tigris acutidens), which was a large subspecies of tiger that lived in the Pleistocene of China. Contrary to previous description in the web, this tiger was of the same size than modern Amur and Bengal tigers, although it had larger metapodials.

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    This document presents the basic description of the famous Wanhsien tiger (Panthera tigris acutidens), which was a large subspecies of tiger that lived in the Pleistocene of China. Contrary to previous description in the web, this tiger was of the same size than modern Amur and Bengal tigers, although it had larger metapodials.

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    This document presents the basic description of the famous Wanhsien tiger (Panthera tigris acutidens), which was a large subspecies of tiger that lived in the Pleistocene of China. Contrary to previous description in the web, this tiger was of the same size than modern Amur and Bengal tigers, although it had larger metapodials.

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    The Wanhsien tiger

    Scientific name: Panthera tigris acutidens Location: Wanxian and Zhoukoudian sites, east China. Time period: Middle to Upper Pleistocene (781-100 K. years BP). Habitat: Moist coniferous and subtropical forest of East China.

    Morphology
    Head-body length: 168 - 215 cm (in straight line). Map with the location of the Wanhsien tiger sites Total length: 252 - 323 cm. in China. Upper dot, Zhoukoudian; lower dot, Shoulder height: Up to 110 cm. Wanxian. Weight: 132 267 kg - (probably up to 300 kg). Largest specimen found: An upper forth Premolar of 42 mm in antero-posterior length.
    By Ral Valvert. Guatemala, January of 2014.

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    * Size comparison between the Wanhsien tiger (largest size) and a male Homo sapiens (175 cm tall).

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