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It's worth noting that sampling bias might be a factor here. Fossil marsupials are generally identified by teeth, while reptiles tend to be postcranials. One individual megalania had a lot of vertebrae, so it probably isn't surprising that those are the most commonly found bits.
December 3, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I suspect that Thylacoleo was more common in the southern parts of Australia (which also includes most of the documented Pleistocene assemblages), while big reptiles were more common in the tropical north.
December 3, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Also, "munted" is the new adjective for fossils of less-than-ideal preservation.
November 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I learnt that multiple Aussie palaeos apparently have beef with the Essendon Football Club.
November 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
…or maybe a bonebed with multiple Thylacoleo around a Tenontosaurus? 😁
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
What would be acceptable evidence? A trackway, I suppose.
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Some media coverage, including an mention of the infamous 'drop croc'.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
55m-year-old eggshells unearthed in Queensland may be older relative of infamous ‘drop crocs’
Scientists believe new discovery to be the oldest crocodilian eggshells ever found in Australia
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I know of one. Not sure if I'm meant to say who at this point though. Wait for the credits after the episode.
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM