abc.net.au·2 min read·medium
Ancient bone-crunching Territory thylacine femur uncovered near Alice Springs
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Stewart Brash, Emma Haskin
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Palaeontologists have discovered an intact femur of a 'Territory tiger' (Thylacinus potens) at the Alcoota fossil beds in Central Australia. This 8-million-year-old fossil provides new insights into the size and biology of this extinct, dog-like marsupial.
The femur bone has been lying at the Alcoota fossil beds for 8 million years. ( Supplied: Kirsti Abbott )
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