Marsupial Lion
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| Scientific name | Thylacoleo carnifex |
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| Order | Diprotodontia |
| Higher classification | Thylacoleo |
| Rank | Species |
| Family | †Thylacoleonidae |
| Did you know | The Pleistocene Marsupial Lion is the largest meat-eating mammal to have lived in Australia, and one of the largest marsupial carnivores the world has ever seen. |
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| ID | 1140318 |
About Marsupial Lion
The marsupial lion is an extinct species of carnivorous marsupial mammal that lived in Australia from the early to the late Pleistocene. Despite its name, it is not closely related to the lion, but is a member of the order Diprotodontia, one of the taxonomic groups of Australian marsupials.
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