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Thylacoleo carnifex

Skeletal element: Caudal (tail) vertebrae – Ca9, Ca10, Ca11

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

Ca11 vertebra of Thylacoleo carnifex, specimen WAM 02.7.2. Photo by J. D. van Zoelen 2021.

Skeletal element: Caudal (tail) vertebra 9 (Ca9)

Skeletal element: Caudal (tail) vertebra 10 (Ca10)

Skeletal element: Caudal (tail) vertebra 11 (Ca11)

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