- Ngamalacinus timmulvaneyi
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Ngamalacinus timmulvaneyi
Temporal range: Early MioceneConservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Dasyuromorphia Family: †Thylacinidae Genus: †Ngamalacinus Species: †N. timmulvaneyi Binomial name Ngamalacinus timmulvaneyi Ngamalacinus timmulvaneyi lived during the early Miocene and has been found in Riversliegh.
N. timmulvaneyi was a carnivorous, quadrupedal marsupial in Australia. In appearance it resembled a dog with a long snout. Its molar teeth were specialized for carnivory, the cups and crest were reduced or elongated to give the molars a cutting blade.
External links
- Natural Worlds
- lWO NEW EARL y MIOCENE THYLACINES FROM RIVERSLEIGH, NORTHWESTERN QUEENSLAN by JEANETTE MUIRHEAD
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