Biology:Wanhsien tiger
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Pantherinae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
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| Subspecies: | †P. t. acutidens
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| Trinomial name | |
| Panthera tigris acutidens Hooijer, 1947
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The Wanhsien tiger[1] (Panthera tigris acutidens), is an extinct subspecies of tiger that lived in Asia from the late Pliocene until the middle Pleistocene. They were driven to extinction in the islands of Indonesia by another tiger subspecies, the Trinil tiger (P. t. trinilensis) and in Asia by yet another subspecies, the South China tiger (P. t. amoyensis).[2]
Description
The Wanhsien tiger is the earliest known extinct tiger subspecies, and populated a huge majority of Asia. It was larger than the average Siberian tiger, having grown to sizes of 2.3 m (7.5 ft) in length, 120 cm (47 in) in height, and 200 to 350 kg (440 to 770 lb) in weight.[3][4][2]
See also
- Bornean tiger
- Ngandong tiger
- Trinil tiger
- Wanhsien tiger versus Cave lion
References
- ↑ "Valvert 2014_Wanhsien Tiger Data Sheet". https://www.scribd.com/doc/201368987/Valvert-2014-Wanhsien-Tiger-Data-Sheet#scribd. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hooijer, Dirk Albert.; 1947. Pleistocene remains of Panthera tigris (Linnaeus) subspecies from Wanhsien, Szechwan, China, compared with fossil and Recent tigers from other localities. American Museum Novitates; no. 1346.
- ↑ Uchytel, Roman. "Panthera tigris acutidens". http://prehistoric-fauna.com/panthera-tigris-acutidens. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ Zdansky, Otto, 1928. Die Siaugetiere der Quartairfauna von Chou-K'ou-Tien. Palaeont. Sinica, ser. C, vol. 5, pt. 4, pp. 1–146, figs. 1-16, pls. 1-16.
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