Thylacoleo the fossil lion makes a roaring comeback

Thylacoleo the fossil lion makes a roaring comeback

A new model of Thylacoleo, Australia's once-fearsome carnivorous marsupial lion, will be on show at the Victoria Cave visitor complex at the World Heritage-listed Naracoorte Caves.

Scientists bring Australia’s mighty marsupial lion back to life with new fossil model

A new and improved model of Thylacoleo carnifex, Australia’s ancient marsupial lion, is now on display at the Naracoorte Caves in South Australia. This updated reconstruction includes, for the first time, a complete tail and other backbone features, thanks to the latest research by paleontologists at Flinders University. The Naracoorte Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage […] The post Scientists bring Australia’s mighty marsupial lion back to life wit…

Thylacoleo replica skeleton posed pouncing on tourists

Model of what may have been a real-life drop bear now on display in South Australia. A complete replica skeleton of Australia's largest mammalian predator [the marsupial lion, Thylacoleo, which went extinct around around 40,000 years ago] can now be seen pouncing at tourists visiting South Australia's World Heritage-listed Naracoorte Caves.