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The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus), sometimes called the Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf, was the largest carnivorous marsupial of modern times. They were native to Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea, and are believed to be extinct; the last known specimen, Benjamin, died in captivity in 1933.

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Roseanna Partridge

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The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus), sometimes called the Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf, was the largest carnivorous marsupial of modern times. They were native to Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea, and are believed to be extinct; the last known specimen, Benjamin, died in captivity in 1933.

Thylacine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The thylacine was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacine
Thylacine - Thylacinus cynocephalus - ARKive

Learn more about the Thylacine - with amazing Thylacine videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/thylacine/thylacinus-cynocephalus/
10 Facts About the Tasmanian Tiger - About

The Tasmanian Tiger wasn't really a tiger, but a dog-like marsupial that went extinct in the 20th century. Here are 10 facts you may or may not have known about this striped, pouched predator.
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/otherprehistoriclife/ss/10-Facts-About-the-Tasmanian-Tiger.htm
10 Wild Facts About the (Now-Extinct) Tasmanian Tiger - Mental Floss

New facts continue to emerge about the long-gone species from Down Under.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/68267/10-wild-facts-about-now-extinct-tasmanian-tiger
Thylacine Hunted into Extinction for No Reason, Study Reveals

Now, just a few days before the annual observance of National Thylacine Day in Australia, a new study reveals that the predator was probably not a threat to sheep after all.
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/thylacine-hunted-into-extinction/
Thylacinus cynocephalus (Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf, Thylacine)

FInd population statistics and information about the Thylacine from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/21866/0
Thylacine - Encyclopedia

thylacine or Tasmanian wolf, carnivorous marsupial , or pouched mammal, of Tasmania. The thylacine is often cited as an example of convergent evolution.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/thylacine.aspx
The Thylacine - Australian Museum

The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus: dog-headed pouched-dog) is a large carnivorous marsupial now believed to be extinct. It was the only member of the family Thylacinidae to survive into modern times. It is also known as the Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf.
http://australianmuseum.net.au/the-thylacine
Thylacine - Extinct Marsupial - Britannica

ThylacineÂ (Thylacinus cynocephalus),Â also called marsupial wolf, Tasmanian tiger, or Tasmanian wolf,Â largest carnivorous marsupial of recent times, presumed extinct soon after the last captive individual died in 1936.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/thylacine
Zoologists Hunting Tasmanian Tiger Declare 'No Doubt' Species Still Alive - The Guardian

Team claims that it has 'highly credible' witnesses and has found animal faeces that could belong to the extinct thylacine.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/11/zoologists-on-the-hunt-for-tasmanian-tiger-declare-no-doubt-species-still-alive

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Thylacine Temporal range: Early Pleistocene – Holocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓

A female thylacine and her juvenile offspring in the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., c. 1903^[1]
Conservation status
Extinct (1936) (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Dasyuromorphia
Family:	†Thylacinidae
Genus:	†Thylacinus
Species:	† T. cynocephalus
Binomial name
†Thylacinus cynocephalus ( Harris, 1808) ^[3]

Historic thylacine range in Tasmania (in green)^[4]
Synonyms
List Didelphis cynocephala Harris, 1808^[3] Dasyurus cynocephalus Geoffroy, 1810^[5] Thylacinus harrisii Temminck, 1824^[6] Dasyurus lucocephalus Grant, 1831^[7] Thylacinus striatus Warlow, 1833^[8] Thylacinus communis Anon., 1859^[9] Thylacinus breviceps Krefft, 1868^[10] Thylacinus rostralis De Vis, 1893^[11]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Thylacine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The thylacine was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacine
Thylacine - Thylacinus cynocephalus - ARKive

Learn more about the Thylacine - with amazing Thylacine videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/thylacine/thylacinus-cynocephalus/
10 Facts About the Tasmanian Tiger - About

The Tasmanian Tiger wasn't really a tiger, but a dog-like marsupial that went extinct in the 20th century. Here are 10 facts you may or may not have known about this striped, pouched predator.
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/otherprehistoriclife/ss/10-Facts-About-the-Tasmanian-Tiger.htm
10 Wild Facts About the (Now-Extinct) Tasmanian Tiger - Mental Floss

New facts continue to emerge about the long-gone species from Down Under.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/68267/10-wild-facts-about-now-extinct-tasmanian-tiger
Thylacine Hunted into Extinction for No Reason, Study Reveals

Now, just a few days before the annual observance of National Thylacine Day in Australia, a new study reveals that the predator was probably not a threat to sheep after all.
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/thylacine-hunted-into-extinction/
Thylacinus cynocephalus (Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf, Thylacine)

FInd population statistics and information about the Thylacine from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/21866/0
Thylacine - Encyclopedia

thylacine or Tasmanian wolf, carnivorous marsupial , or pouched mammal, of Tasmania. The thylacine is often cited as an example of convergent evolution.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/thylacine.aspx
The Thylacine - Australian Museum

The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus: dog-headed pouched-dog) is a large carnivorous marsupial now believed to be extinct. It was the only member of the family Thylacinidae to survive into modern times. It is also known as the Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf.
http://australianmuseum.net.au/the-thylacine
Thylacine - Extinct Marsupial - Britannica

ThylacineÂ (Thylacinus cynocephalus),Â also called marsupial wolf, Tasmanian tiger, or Tasmanian wolf,Â largest carnivorous marsupial of recent times, presumed extinct soon after the last captive individual died in 1936.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/thylacine
Zoologists Hunting Tasmanian Tiger Declare 'No Doubt' Species Still Alive - The Guardian

Team claims that it has 'highly credible' witnesses and has found animal faeces that could belong to the extinct thylacine.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/11/zoologists-on-the-hunt-for-tasmanian-tiger-declare-no-doubt-species-still-alive

Thylacine Temporal range: Early Pleistocene – Holocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓

A female thylacine and her juvenile offspring in the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., c. 1903^[1]
Conservation status
Extinct (1936) (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Dasyuromorphia
Family:	†Thylacinidae
Genus:	†Thylacinus
Species:	† T. cynocephalus
Binomial name
†Thylacinus cynocephalus ( Harris, 1808) ^[3]

Historic thylacine range in Tasmania (in green)^[4]
Synonyms
List Didelphis cynocephala Harris, 1808^[3] Dasyurus cynocephalus Geoffroy, 1810^[5] Thylacinus harrisii Temminck, 1824^[6] Dasyurus lucocephalus Grant, 1831^[7] Thylacinus striatus Warlow, 1833^[8] Thylacinus communis Anon., 1859^[9] Thylacinus breviceps Krefft, 1868^[10] Thylacinus rostralis De Vis, 1893^[11]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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