Lekaneleo

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Vombatiformes
Template loop detected: Template:Taxonav Clade: Marsupialiformes Cohors: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Diprotodontia Subordo: Vombatiformes

Familia: †Thylacoleonidae
Genus: †Lekaneleo
Species: †L. roskellyae

Name edit

Lekaneleo Gillespie, Archer & Hand, 2020

Type species: Lekaneleo roskellyae [Gillespie et al., 2019]

Gender: feminine

Etymology: "'lekane' is derived from Greek meaning 'basin' and refers to the broad talonid basins present on the lower molars; 'leo' ... is Latin for 'lion'" [Gillespie et al., 2019]

References edit

Primary references edit

Gillespie, A.K., Archer, M. & Hand, S.J. "2019" [2020]. 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): e1703722-2. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2019.1703722 ResearchGate Reference page.