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The thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, roamed the Australian mainland, Tasmania and New Guinea for millions of years, up until the last one died in Tasmania in 1936.

These are Thylacine jaw bones kept in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

This week in 1936, The Thylacine, more commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger, went extinct. The Thylacine was native to Mainland Australia and like many other Australian mammals, was a Marsupial, ...

It's been decades since Australia's thylacine, known as the Tasmanian tiger, was declared extinct and scientists say they've made a breakthrough as they research ways to bring back the carnivore.

The loss of crucial genes over millions of years before the arrival of humans in Australia may have left thylacines more vulnerable to extinction. The thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus ...

For nearly a century, the Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, has been considered lost to history—a victim of hunting, habitat ...

Scientists from UNSW Sydney have discovered three new species of Thylacines in fossils unearthed from the Riversleigh World Heritage Area in Waanyi country of north-western Queensland, Australia. In ...

The thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, was declared extinct in the 20th century - but sightings and stories haven’t stopped. In this episode, we explore the mystery surrounding this elusive marsupial: the ...

A Dallas-based biotech company has nearly completed its reconstruction of the Tasmanian tiger just two years into its de-extinction project. The last known thylacine, commonly referred to as the ...

Researchers have discovered three previously unknown species that are prehistoric ancestors of the iconic Tasmanian tiger. The newly described species each roamed Australia around 25-23 million years ...

A company says it is pulling together DNA to try to re-create the Tasmanian tiger, which went extinct. But some people question whether it makes sense to restore creatures to a different world. Now, a ...