BULLETIN FLORIDA MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY VOL 40(3)


MEASUREMENT OF CRANIAL PROFILE


 a) Region of Cranium Measured
 flattened
 inflated frontal
 nasal region
 region












 b) Profiles of Four Specimens









 c) Profiles Shown in Overlay


    


Figure 7. Measurement of cranial profile. (a) outline of Florida panther skull illustrating inflated nasals
relative to flattened frontal region and region measured with contour gage placed 1/8" to the left of the
midline of the skull; (b) actual contours (from top to bottom) of male coryi, compared to cats from New
Mexico, Colorado, and Texas; (c) contours overlaid, shaded area is the difference between coryi and others.