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Thylacoleo carnifex

Skeletal element: Caudal (tail) vertebrae – Ca3, Ca4, Ca5

Specimen number: WAM 02.7.2
Significance of specimen: Most complete specimen ever found
Geological age: Pleistocene
State/territory: Western Australia
Locality/site: Flightstar Cave, Thylacoleo Caves, Nullarbor Plain

Ca3 vertebra of Thylacoleo carnifex, specimen WAM 02.7.2. Photo by J. D. van Zoelen 2021.

Skeletal element: Caudal (tail) vertebra 3 (Ca3)

Skeletal element: Caudal (tail) vertebra 4 (Ca4)

Skeletal element: Caudal (tail) vertebra 5 (Ca5)

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