Lekaneleo

In Depth        Lekaneleo is a genus of thylacoleonid marsupial that lived in Australia during the Miocene period.‭ ‬Lekaneleo is a relative of the better known Thylacoleo,‭ ‬and like Thylacoleo,‭ ‬Lekaneleo would have been a powerful predator. Further Reading -‭ ‬Priscileo roskellyae sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬Thylacoleonidae,‭ ‬Marsupialia‭) ‬from the Oligocene-Miocene of Riversleigh,‭ ‬northwestern Queensland.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Memoirs of … Read more

Thylacoleo a.k.a. ‬Marsupial Lion‭.

In Depth Further Reading – On the fossil mammals of Australia. Part II. Description of a mutilated skull of the large marsupial carnivore (Thylacoleo carnifex Owen), from a calcareous conglomerate stratum, eighty miles S. W. of Melbourne, Victoria. – Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 149, 309-322. – Richard Owen – 1859. – On the … Read more

Microleo

In Depth        Microleo is a genus of thylacoleonid marsupial that lived in Australia during the early Miocene.‭ ‬Microleo has already become well known as‭ ‬a relative of the fearsome Thylacoleo,‭ ‬however it seems that‭ ‬Microleo was much smaller.‭ ‬Because of the lack of overall fossil remains for the holotype,‭ ‬an exact size for Microleo is … Read more