Tag Archive for 'Thylacoleonidae'

Reconstruction of Wakaleo schouteni challenging the thylacinid Nimbacinus dicksoni over a kangaroo carcass in the late Oligocene forest at Riversleigh, Australia. Image credit: Peter Schouten.

Dog-Sized Marsupial Lion Once Lived in Australia: Wakaleo schouteni

Dec 7, 2017 by News Staff

Paleontologists have discovered a new species of carnivorous marsupial lion that lived 26 to 18 million years ago (late Oligocene to early Miocene) in...

Reconstruction of Microleo attenboroughi. Image credit: Peter Schouten.

Microleo attenboroughi: New Species of Marsupial Lion Unearthed in Australia

Aug 23, 2016 by News Staff

A new species of marsupial lion that lived approximately 18 million years ago has been identified from fossils found in Australia. Reconstruction of Microleo...