Owen thought differently. To him, Plagiaulax was a carnivorous marsupial, and together Plagiaulax and Thylacoleo would seem to represent a previously unknown bauplan for meat-eating marsupials. Flower ...

Humans and other primates have been omnivores for some time, which may have given us an evolutionary edge over strictly meat or plant eaters, a... If diet is destiny, then modern humans should thank ...

Omnivores, like bears, foxes, raccoons, and opossums, exemplify dietary versatility, consuming both plant and animal matter. This adaptability allows them to thrive in varied environments. Their mixed ...

If these bones have been gnawed on, scientists can tell if it was an herbivore or a carnivore doing the chewing Courtesy of flickr user striatic When you see news stories with headlines like ...

Global declines in carnivore populations could embolden plant eaters to increasingly dine on succulent vegetation, driving losses in plant and tree biodiversity, according to new research published in ...

Flower's reasoning was sound. The jaws of Thylacoleo most closely resembled those of herbivorous marsupials - not other carnivores - and the anatomical similarity of its skull to that of plant-eaters ...

If diet is destiny, then modern humans should thank our ancestors for their ability to eat just about anything. Two new studies peek into the distant past to try to figure out just how big a role food ...

A restoration of the skull of Thylacoleo. From The Ancient Life History of the Earth. *[I am not sure if Owen made this connection or tried to square it with his own thoughts on evolutionary theory. I ...