Skull Base, The online skull database

Skull Base needs your help!

Donate and send your wish list.

Lion

Panthera leo melanochaita

Order: Carnivora

Family: Felidae

Datasheet

Sex: female

Age: adult

Skull length: 33.6 cm

Skull width: 22.2 cm

Skull height: 15.3 cm

Skull weight: 1404 g

Owner: Universalmuseum Joanneum

Inventory number: 29176

Collecting date: 1901

Collecting area: M'Kosi Plains, Mozambique

Uploaded: 06 May 2020

Wikipedia

Note: Inventoried as Felis leo capensis. Thanks Nobuyuki Yamaguchi for identifying the skull.

Note: The skull is the property of and the photos are authenticated by the Universalmuseum Joanneum.

360 degree view

Lion (Panthera leo melanochaita) skull

High resolution images

Click on the thumbnails below to open the image in full size.

Lion (Panthera leo melanochaita) skull lateral view Lion (Panthera leo melanochaita) skull dorsal view Lion (Panthera leo melanochaita) skull ventral view Lion (Panthera leo melanochaita) jaw

Comments

Click here for terms of use.

More skull(s) from family Felidae

Nubian caracal - Caracal caracal nubica

Nubian caracal
Caracal caracal nubica

Serval (ssp. phillipsi) - Leptailurus serval phillipsi

Serval (ssp. phillipsi)
Leptailurus serval phillipsi

Domestic cat - Felis catus

Domestic cat
Felis catus

Tiger - Panthera tigris

Tiger
Panthera tigris

East African lion - Panthera leo melanochaita

East African lion (♀)
Panthera leo melanochaita

Bali tiger - Panthera tigris sondaica

Bali tiger (†)
Panthera tigris sondaica

Random skulls

Chow chow - Canis lupus familiaris

Chow chow (♂)
Canis lupus familiaris

Brown rat - Rattus norvegicus

Brown rat
Rattus norvegicus

Egyptian mongoose (ssp. widdringtoni) - Herpestes ichneumon widdringtoni

Egyptian mongoose (ssp. widdringtoni)
Herpestes ichneumon widdringtoni

Aardwolf - Proteles cristata

Aardwolf
Proteles cristata

Rhodesian ridgeback - Canis lupus familiaris

Rhodesian ridgeback
Canis lupus familiaris

Uganda mangabey - Lophocebus ugandae

Uganda mangabey (♂)
Lophocebus ugandae

Back

© 2025 All rights reserved