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Thylacoleo carnifex

Skeletal element: Lumbar (lower back) vertebrae – L4, L5, L6

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

L4 vertebra of Thylacoleo carnifex, specimen WAM 02.7.2. Photo by J. D. van Zoelen 2021.

Skeletal element: Lumbar (lower back) vertebra 4 (L4)

Skeletal element: Lumbar (lower back) vertebra 5 (L5)

Skeletal element: Lumbar (lower back) vertebra 6 (L6)

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