Lekaneleo

Le-kan-e-le-oh.
By Liam Carter
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Carter, L. (2016, September 18). Lekaneleo. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/lekaneleo/

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Name

Lekaneleo.

Phonetic

Le-kan-e-le-oh.

Named By

Anna K.‭ ‬Gillespie,‭ ‬Michael Archer‭ & ‬Suzanne J.‭ ‬Hand‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Marsupialia,‭ ‬Diprotodontia,‭ ‬Thylacoleonidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬roskellyae

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

Australia.

Time Period

Early Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       Lekaneleo is a genus of thylacoleonid marsupial that lived in Australia during the Miocene period.‭ ‬Lekaneleo is a relative of the better known Thylacoleo,‭ ‬and like Thylacoleo,‭ ‬Lekaneleo would have been a powerful predator.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Priscileo roskellyae sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬Thylacoleonidae,‭ ‬Marsupialia‭) ‬from the Oligocene-Miocene of Riversleigh,‭ ‬northwestern Queensland.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.‭ ‬41:‭ ‬321‭–‬327.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Gillespie‭ ‬-‭ ‬1997. -‭ ‬Lekaneleo,‭ ‬a new genus of marsupial lion‭ (‬Marsupialia,‭ ‬Thylacoleonidae‭) ‬from the Oligocene–Miocene of Australia,‭ ‬and the craniodental morphology of L.‭ ‬roskellyae,‭ ‬comb.‭ ‬nov.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.‭ ‬39‭ (‬5‭)‬:‭ ‬e1703722.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Anna K.‭ ‬Gillespie,‭ ‬Michael Archer‭ & ‬Suzanne J.‭ ‬Hand‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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