From the shoulder alone, paleontologists determined that the animal had strong forelimbs capable of supporting its body on land and moving forward and back to provide locomotion.

Unlike bandicoots, they are excellent burrowers and build extensive tunnel systems with their strong forelimbs and well-developed claws.

The head was flattened and wedge-shaped, the body long, and the forelimbs very strong, with similarities in structure to the forelimb of modern burrowing mammals.

Eventually, they use their strong forelimbs and tail to secure the female while they mate.

Bilbies have strong forelimbs and thick claws, which they use to dig for food and make burrows.

Tree-kangaroos have developed long tails for balancing in the trees, and strong forelimbs for climbing.

B. lesueur uses scent to locate food, which it digs up with the claws on its strong forelimbs.

Both the discoverers and their critics suggest that the animal used these strong forelimbs and claws for digging.

A real devil is the size of a spaniel, with strong forelimbs, a huge head and a disappointing back end.

Cistecephalids are thought to have had a fossorial or burrowing lifestyle, with adaptations such as broad skulls, strong forelimbs, and squat bodies.