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Revision as of 14:14, 9 June 2008
Thylacoleonidae Temporal range: Late Oligocene - Pleistocene
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Thylacoleonidae is a family of extinct meat-eating marsupials from Australia, referred to as marsupial lions.[1] The best known is Thylacoleo carnifex, also called the Marsupial Lion.[2] The clade ranged from the Late Oligocene to the Pleistocene, with some species the size of a possum and others as big as a leopard.
Classification
There are three genera within this family.[3]
- Genus †Priscileo
- †Priscileo pitikantensis (Upper Oligocene)
- †Priscileo roskellyae (Middle Miocene)
- Subfamily Wakaleoninae
- Genus †Wakaleo
- †Wakaleo alcootaensis (Upper Miocene)
- †Wakaleo oldfieldi (Lower—Upper Miocene)
- †Wakaleo vanderleuri (Middle—Upper Miocene)
- Genus †Wakaleo
- Subfamily Thylacoleoninae
References
- ^ Werdelin, L. "Circumventing a Constraint - the Case of Thylacoleo (Marsupialia, Thylacoleonidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ Wroe, Stephen. "Move Over Sabre-Tooth Tiger". Australian Museum. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ Haaramo, Mikko. "Diprotodontia - diprotodonts". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 2007-12-29.