DrGravitas Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 (edited) http://phys.org/news/2016-08-tiny-species-extinct-australian-marsupial.html Not much to say here other than "How the heck do get 'lion' out of that?" The Microleo attenboroughi has been officially named for Sir David Attenborough. Edited August 23, 2016 by DrGravitas Fixing link to not use mobile site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onnes Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 The "marsupial lion" thing comes from its bigger sibling:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsupial_lion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitaly Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Looks like bald trash panda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catilda Lily Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 (edited) Looks more like a koala weasel than a lion. Edited August 28, 2016 by Catilda Lily Needed less more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 On 28/08/2016 at 7:01 PM, Catilda Lily said: Looks more like a koala weasel than a lion. Marsuipa are a lot less disparate than Placental mammals. This is what passes for an 'aquatic' marsupial This is an aquatic placental This is a 'flying' marsupial: This is a flying placental: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glowing Glass Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 That's not a lion That is a squirrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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