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Enigmaleo

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Enigmaleo
Temporal range: Early Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

References

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  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. doi:10.1080/03115518.2022.2152096. ISSN 0311-5518. Retrieved 29 May 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.