Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Order Diprotodontia Scientific name Wakaleo vanderleueri | Phylum Chordata Infraclass Marsupialia Family †Thylacoleonidae Rank Species | |
Wakaleo vanderleueri lived during the middle Miocene, approximately 21.6 million years ago. It has been found in limestone deposits in Riversleigh.
The first fossil, a right dentary fragment was found in 1967 by a group of field workers in the Northern Territory at Bullock Creek. Since then, more fossils have been recovered, including a well preserved near-complete cranium with the mandible intact.
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