Artist's Impression of the Snail-Eating Marsupial (IMAGE)

University of New South Wales

Artist's Impression of the Snail-Eating Marsupial

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This is a reconstruction of the 15 million year old Malleodectes from Riversleigh chomping down on what appears to have been its favourite food -- snails. The massive, shell-cracking premolar tooth is clearly visible in the open mouth.

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Illustration by Peter Schouten

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