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Another one of Thylacoleo's enormous, shearing premolars, complete
with root. Pleistocene, Myall Creek near Bingara, NSW. Acquired
from Trans. Mining Museum, 1936. |
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A view of the opposite side of the same tooth. |
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These are the upper incisors of Thylacoleo. Both the upper
and lower jaw has a pair of these, forming a rather beak-like structure
which the animal apparently used to puncture its prey. Pleistocene,
Myall Creek near Bingara, NSW. Acquired from the Dept. of Mines,
NSW, 1936. |
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A close-up of one of the incisors shown above. |
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A mandibular fragment of Thylacoleo. This specimen was featured
in the publication "The Bingara Fauna", by L.F. Marcus, 1976.
Pleistocene, Myall Creek near Bingara, NSW. Acquired from Trans.
Mines Dept., 1936. |
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A view of the opposite side of the same specimen. The tip of the
incisor is missing. |
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A right maxillary fragment with close-up of the P3 tooth. Pleistocene,
Wellington Caves, NSW. Old collection, 1980. |
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A view of the opposite side of the specimen shown above. Here, the
tooth's deep wear facet can be seen. This level of wear indicates
that the animal was probably rather old at the time it died. |
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