Wakaleo oldfieldi
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Wakaleo oldfieldi is an extinct species of marsupial lion
found in the tertiary deposits of South Australia. There are three unfused molar teeth instead of two fused molars as is the case with the Pleistocene
Thylacoleo carnifex.
As with T. carnifex, this species is presumed to used its maxillary
(upper) teeth to hold its food and sharpen the mandibular
teeth, the later were also used in slicing and stabbing during eating. The premolar
s also had a crescent shaped circumference for slicing.
Marsupial lion
Thylacoleo is an extinct genus of carnivorous marsupials that lived in Australia from the late Pliocene to the late Pleistocene...
found in the tertiary deposits of South Australia. There are three unfused molar teeth instead of two fused molars as is the case with the Pleistocene
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene is the epoch from 2,588,000 to 11,700 years BP that spans the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek and ....
Thylacoleo carnifex.
As with T. carnifex, this species is presumed to used its maxillary
Maxilla
The maxilla is a fusion of two bones along the palatal fissure that form the upper jaw. This is similar to the mandible , which is also a fusion of two halves at the mental symphysis. Sometimes The maxilla (plural: maxillae) is a fusion of two bones along the palatal fissure that form the upper...
(upper) teeth to hold its food and sharpen the mandibular
Mandible
The mandible pronunciation or inferior maxillary bone forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place...
teeth, the later were also used in slicing and stabbing during eating. The premolar
Premolar
The premolar teeth or bicuspids are transitional teeth located between the canine and molar teeth. In humans, there are two premolars per quadrant, making eight premolars total in the mouth. They have at least two cusps. Premolars can be considered as a 'transitional tooth' during chewing, or...
s also had a crescent shaped circumference for slicing.