The thylacine was capable of opening its jaw remarkably wide and typically fed on marsupials and small rodents.
The three newly dubbed marsupial ancestors areB.
timfaulkneri,Nimbacinus peterbridgei, andNgamalacinus nigelmarveni.
Nomnomnomnom. The Oligocene carnivore B. timfaulkneri scavenging a wombat-like marsupial.Illustration: Peter Schouten.
Of the three fossils,N.
Until then, we can appreciate the bonafide thylacinids of yesteryearwhich is to say, the Oligocene.
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