Wabulacinus

Wabulacinus
Temporal range: Early Miocene, 18.5–16.2 Ma
Possible Late Oligocene record
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Thylacinidae
Genus: Wabulacinus
Muirhead, 1997
Type species
Wabulacinus ridei
Muirhead, 1997
Other species
  • W. macknessi Muirhead, 1992
Synonyms

Wabulacinus is a poorly known genus of thylacinid marsupial from Early Miocene and possibly Late Oligocene deposits at the Riversleigh World Heritage Area in Queensland. It consists of two species, the type species W. ridei and W. macknessi. The snout of W. ridei was relatively broad, while W. macknessi had a noticeably elongated skull. Both species are thought to have been hypercarnivorous.