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Thylacoleo carnifex

Skeletal element: Metatarsal 2 (right), Metatarsal 3 (left, right)
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

Left metatarsal 3 of Thylacoleo carnifex, specimen WAM 02.7.2. Photo by J. D. van Zoelen 2021.

Skeletal element: Metatarsal 2 (right)

Skeletal element: Metatarsal 3 (left)

Skeletal element: Metatarsal 3 (right)

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