Marsupial Illustration (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Marsupial Illustration

Caption

A rendering of the early marsupial relative, Didelphodon vorax. This opossum-sized mammal had pound-for-pound, the strongest bite force of any mammal ever recorded and could eat a wide variety of foods, including snails and small dinosaurs.

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Misaki Ouchida

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