Ancient bone-crunching Territory thylacine femur uncovered near Alice Springs

An intact 8-million-year-old femur belonging to an ancient bone-crunching thylacine has been discovered for the first time at the Alcoota fossil beds, located north-east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.

The significant paleontological find provides new physical evidence regarding the prehistoric marsupial predator, often referred to as the Northern Territory tiger.