Enigmaleo

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Enigmaleo
Temporal range: Early Miocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Thylacoleonidae
Genus: Enigmaleo
Species:
E. archeri
Binomial name
Enigmaleo archeri
Gillespie, 2023

Enigmaleo is an extinct genus of thylacoleonid that lived during the Early Miocene.

Distribution

Enimaleo archeri is known from the Riversleigh World Heritage Area in Queensland, Australia. [1]

References

  1. Gillespie, Anna K. (2 October 2023). "Two new marsupial lion taxa (Marsupialia, Thylacoleonidae) from the early and Middle Miocene of Australia" . Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology . 47 (4): 506–521. Bibcode:2023Alch...47..506G. doi:10.1080/03115518.2022.2152096. ISSN   0311-5518 . Retrieved 29 May 2025 via Taylor and Francis Online.