Thylacoleo
Translingual
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†Thylacoleo carnifex
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θύλακος (thúlakos, “pouch, sack”) + Latin leo (“lion”).
Proper noun
†Thylacoleo m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Thylacoleonidae – extinct carnivorous marsupials that lived in Australia from the late Pliocene to the late Pleistocene (2 million to 46 thousand years ago).
Hyponyms
- (genus): Thylacoleo carnifex (type species)
- Thylacoleo crassidentatus, Thylacoleo hilli (other species)
References
Thylacoleo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Thylacoleo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Thylacoleo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons