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- Sarcophilus_laniarius abstract "Sarcophilus laniarius is an extinct species of large tasmanian devil. Richard Owen originally called the specimen on which the genus was based Dasyurus laniarus.Fossil deposits in limestone caves at Naracoorte, South Australia dating to the Miocene include specimens of S. laniarius, which were around 15% larger and 50% heavier than modern devils. Older specimens believed to be 50–70,000 years old were found in Darling Downs in Queensland and in Western Australia. It is not clear whether the modern devil evolved from S. laniarius, or whether they coexisted at the time. Richard Owen argued for the latter hypothesis in the 19th century based on fossils found in 1877 in New South Wales. It has been conjectured that S. laniarius and S. moornaensis, another now-extinct larger species, may have hunted and scavenged. It is known that there were several genera and species of thylacine millions of years ago, and that they ranged in size, the smaller being more reliant on foraging. As the devil and thylacine are similar, the extinction of the co-existing thylacine species has been cited as evidence for an analogous history for the devils. It has been speculated that the smaller size of S. laniarius and S. moornaensis allowed them to adapt to the changing conditions more effectively and survive longer than the corresponding thylacines.As the extinction of these two species came at a similar time to human habitation of Australia, hunting by humans, as well as land clearing have been mooted as possible causes. Critics of this theory point out that as indigenous Australians only developed boomerangs and spears for hunting around 10,000 years ago, a critical fall in numbers due to systemic hunting is unlikely. They also point out that caves inhabited by Aborigines have a low proportion of bones and rock paintings of devils, and that this is an indication that it was not a large part of indigenous lifestyle. A scientific report in 1910 claimed that Aborigines preferred the meat of herbivores rather than carnivores. The other main theory for the extinction was due to the climate change brought on by the most recent ice age.".
- Sarcophilus_laniarius class Mammal.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius division Chordate.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius family Dasyuridae.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius genus Sarcophilus.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius kingdom Animal.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius order Dasyuromorphia.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius wikiPageID "638120".
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- Sarcophilus_laniarius binomial "Sacrophilus laniarius".
- Sarcophilus_laniarius classis Mammal.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius divisio Chordate.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius familia Dasyuridae.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius fossilRange "Late Pleistocene".
- Sarcophilus_laniarius genus "Sarcophilus".
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- Sarcophilus_laniarius name "Sarcophilus laniarus".
- Sarcophilus_laniarius ordo Dasyuromorphia.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius regnum Animal.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius species "S. laniarius".
- Sarcophilus_laniarius subject Category:Megafauna_of_Australia.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius subject Category:Pleistocene_marsupials.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius subject Category:Prehistoric_dasyuromorphs.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius subject Category:Prehistoric_mammals_of_Australia.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius type Animal100015388.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius type CarnivorousMarsupials.
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- Sarcophilus_laniarius type LivingThing100004258.
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- Sarcophilus_laniarius type PleistoceneMammals.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius type PrehistoricMammalsOfAustralia.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius type Vertebrate101471682.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius type Whole100003553.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius type Animal.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius type Eukaryote.
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- Sarcophilus_laniarius comment "Sarcophilus laniarius is an extinct species of large tasmanian devil. Richard Owen originally called the specimen on which the genus was based Dasyurus laniarus.Fossil deposits in limestone caves at Naracoorte, South Australia dating to the Miocene include specimens of S. laniarius, which were around 15% larger and 50% heavier than modern devils. Older specimens believed to be 50–70,000 years old were found in Darling Downs in Queensland and in Western Australia.".
- Sarcophilus_laniarius label "Sarcophilus laniarius".
- Sarcophilus_laniarius label "Sarcophilus laniarius".
- Sarcophilus_laniarius label "Sarcophilus laniarius".
- Sarcophilus_laniarius label "Sarcophilus laniarius".
- Sarcophilus_laniarius sameAs Sarcophilus_laniarius.
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- Sarcophilus_laniarius sameAs Sarcophilus_laniarius.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius sameAs m.0bbynh7.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius sameAs Q194609.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius sameAs Q194609.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius sameAs Sarcophilus_laniarius.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius wasDerivedFrom Sarcophilus_laniarius?oldid=576944955.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius isPrimaryTopicOf Sarcophilus_laniarius.
- Sarcophilus_laniarius name "Sarcophilus laniarus".