Thylacoleo ("pouch lion") is an extinct genus of carnivorous marsupials that lived in Australia from the late Pliocene to the Late Pleistocene (until around 40,000 years ago), often known as marsupial lions.

Apr 21, 2022 · Thylacoleo carnifex is the last and largest member of the Thylacoleonidae ('marsupial lions'). Distinguishing features of thylacoleonids include enlarged cheek teeth (the third premolars) …

May 27, 2024 · Interestingly, the thylacoleo, also called the marsupial lion was not really a lion but a marsupial like a kangaroo or an opossum. This meant that its young were born at a very early stage …

Jul 21, 2025 · The marsupial lion, Thylacoleo carnifex, stands out as one of Australia’s most formidable prehistoric predators. As the largest known carnivorous marsupial, this animal occupied a unique …

The Marsupial Lion was a powerful ambush predator that lived in Australian forests and woodlands. It was primarily solitary, coming together only for mating, and hunted during twilight hours (crepuscular) …

Reconstruction of the marsupial lion, Thylacoleo carnifex. Image: Queensland Museum, Andrey Atuchin, Rochelle Lawrence & Scott Hocknull.

Thylacoleo carnifex Marsupial ‘lion’ Thylacoleo carnifex is the largest known mammalian carnivore ever to live in Australia. First described by Sir Richard Owen in 1859, the discovery of multiple complete …

The marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) is an extinct species of carnivorous marsupial mammal that lived in Australia from the early to the late Pleistocene (1,600,000–46,000 years ago).

Description: The Pleistocene Marsupial Lion is the largest meat-eating mammal to have lived in Australia, and one of the largest marsupial carnivores the world has ever seen.

May 15, 2019 · An in-depth profile of the Marsupial Lion, Thylacoleo, including this prehistoric mammal's characteristics, behavior and habitat..