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Thylacoleonidae
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Thylacoleonidae [‚thī·lə‚kō·lē′än·ə‚dē]
(paleontology)
An extinct family of carnivorous marsupials in the superfamily Phalangeroidea.


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Unlike their modern relatives, the ancient bats had plenty of predators, including marsupial lions and carnivorous kangaroos.
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