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The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) was a large carnivorous marsupial native to Australia. In the early days of European settlement it was known as the Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf. Being a marsupial that is not feline or lupoid in nature, the more appropriate terminology is (Tasmanian) Marsupial-Wolf

In late PleistoceneThe Pleistocene epoch is part of the geologic timescale, usually dated as 1. 6 million to 10,000 years before present, with the end date expressed in radiocarbon years. It covers most of the latest period of repeated glaciation, up to and including the Yo and early HoloceneThe Holocene Epoch is a geologic period that extends from the present back about 10,000 radiocarbon years. The beginning of the Holocene was punctuated by the Younger Dryas cold period, the final part of Pleistocene epoch. The end of the Younger Dryas has times, the Thylacine was widespread on the mainland. After traders from the islands to the north of the continent introduced the DingoBreed classification ANKC:Group 4 (Hounds) Breed standards (external link) The Dingo Canis lupus dingo , also known as the warrigal is a type of wolf, probably descended from the Indian Wolf Canis lupus pallipes . It is commonly described as an Australian about five thousand years ago, the Thylacine was unable to compete and the population dwindled. It is uncertain when the last mainland Thylacine died, but it may not have been until perhaps a thousand years or so ago.

The extinct Thylacine at Melbourne MuseumThe Melbourne Museum is located in the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, Australia. It shares these gardens with the Royal Exhibition Building. The main permanent exhibits include: Phar Lap a race horse who won the Melbourne Cup during the depression CSIRAC a, a work of taxidermyTaxidermy ( Greek for the arrangement of the skin is the art of mounting or reproducing animals for display or study. This is a practice generally done with vertebrates, but occasionally with other less-developed species. Especially over the last century, In TasmaniaTasmania State flag ( In detail) Coat of Arms ( Full size) Capital Hobart Governor William Cox (Acting Governor) Premier Paul Lennon Area — Land — Marine — Total 68 401 km² 22 357 km² 90 758 km² Population(Sep 2003) Density 478 400 6. 92/km² Time zone UTC, where there were no Dingos, the Thylacine survived until the 1930sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented Link Trainer invented Sc before persecution by farmergrasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. For notable people whose family name is Farmer see the List of people by name. Note that the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 fighter aircraft had the NATO reporting name of Farmer . A farmer is a person who is engaged in agrs, government-funded bounty hunters and, in the final years, collectors for overseas museums saw it wiped out. The last confirmed wild Thylacine sighting was in 1932, and the last captive died in Hobart Zoo in 1936. A short black and white film was made of the captive pacing back and forth in its enclosure.

In outward appearance, the Thylacine resembled a large, short-haired dog with a stiff tail, which smoothly extended from the body like that of a kangaroo; several stripes ordered vertically across its hindquarters; and an amazingly large gape. The Thylacine's pouch opened to the rear of its body. The structure of the thylacine spine undergoes a sudden transition about halfway along the body.

Although there is no reasonable doubt that the Thylacine is extinct, sightings are still occasionally claimed, both in Tasmania and other parts of Australia, and even in the British Isles! (See cryptozoology.)

The Australian Museum in Sydney began a project in 1999 reminiscent of the science fiction movie Jurassic Park. The goal is to use genetic material from specimens taken and preserved in the early 20th century to clone new individuals and revive the species from extinction. In late 2002 the researchers had some success as they were able to extract usable DNA from the specimens.