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Thylacoleo carnifex

Skeletal element: Lumbar (lower back) vertebrae – L1, L2, L3

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

L1 vertebra of Thylacoleo carnifex, specimen WAM 02.7.2. Photo by J. D. van Zoelen 2021.

Skeletal element: Lumbar (lower back) vertebra 1 (L1)

Skeletal element: Lumbar (lower back) vertebra 2 (L2)

Skeletal element: Lumbar (lower back) vertebra 3 (L3)

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