The fossilized lion Thylacoleo makes a spectacular reappearance
The World Heritage-listed Naracoorte Caves' Victoria Cave tourist complex will feature a new replica of Thylacoleo, Australia's once-dreadsome carnivorous marsupial lion. The missing tail bone and other backbone anatomical elements discovered by Flinders University Paleontology researchers in recent years are featured for the first time in the updated fossil model, a new exhibit at the Caves' Megafauna Experience. According to Thomas Shortt, Site Manager for the National Parks and Wildlife Service Naracoorte Caves, the exhibit will serve as an additional means of...