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Thylacoleo carnifex

Skeletal element: Sacral vertebrae + fused caudal vertebrae – S1, S2, Ca1, Ca2

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

Sacrum (sacral vertebrae + 2 caudal vertebrae) of Thylacoleo carnifex, specimen WAM 02.7.2. Photo by J. D. van Zoelen 2021.