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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Prehistoric dasyuromorphs, Prehistoric diprotodonts, Prehistoric marsupial stubs, Sparassodonts, Marsupial Lion, Thylacoleo, Thingodonta, Thylacosmilus, Sparassodonta, Zygomaturus, Sinodelphys, Palorchestes, Didelphodon, Procoptodon, Giant Koala, Wabulacinus ridei, Litokoala, Thylacoleonidae, Phascolonus, Eodelphis, Wynyardiidae, Ilariidae, Nimbadon, Nimbacinus dicksoni, Herpetotherium, Yarala, Borhyaenidae, Wakaleo, Hulitherium, Glaucodon, Protemnodon, Wakaleo vanderleuri, Thylacinus macknessi, Diprotodontidae, Naraboryctes, Mutpuracinus archiboldi, Priscileo, Galadi, Necrolestes, Ekaltadeta, Neohelos, Thylacinus megiriani, Deltatheridium, Wakaleo oldfieldi, Barinya, Herpetotheriidae, Djarthia, Badjcinus, Borhyaena, Cladosictis, Nototherium, Maximucinus muirheadae, Propleopus, Nimbacinus richi, Riversleigh Rainforest Koala, Tjarrpecinus rothi, Silvabestius, Wakaleo alcootaensis, Perameles bowensis, Muribacinus gadiyuli, Euowenia, Ngamalacinus timmulvaneyi, Palorchestidae, Zygomaturinae, Priscileo pitikantensis, Argyrolagus, Ilaria, Wakaleo vanderleueri, Pucadelphys andinus, Nambaroo, Alkwertatherium, Kuterintja, Brachalletes, Macropus titan, Euryzygoma, Chulpasia, Warendja, Perameles allinghamensis, Kolopsis, Sarcophilus laniarius, Bematherium, Ektopodon, Sprite Possum, Rhizophascolomus, Raemeotherium, Plaisiodon, Kolopsoides, Meniscolophus, Ramasayia, Mimoperadectes, Stenomerus, Riversleigh Marsupial Mole. Excerpt: The Marsupial Lion (Thylacoleo carnifex, the "murderous (or 'meat-cutting') marsupial lion" from thylakos - pouch, leo - lion, carnifex - murderer, tormentor, 'butcher') 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). Despite its name it is not closely related to the lion, but is a member of the order Dipr...