The marsupial wolf (Thylacinus cynocephalus), also known as the Tasmania wolf, Tasmania tiger or tilacin, was a carnivorous marsupial originating in the Holocene. It was native to Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea and is believed to have become extinct in the 20th century. On September 7, 1936, it died in Hobart (Island of [...] The entry The end of a mythical animal species: the Tasmania tiger was first published in First Edition.
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The marsupial wolf (Thylacinus cynocephalus), also known as the Tasmania wolf, Tasmania tiger or tilacin, was a carnivorous marsupial originating in the Holocene. It was native to Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea and is believed to have become extinct in the 20th century. On September 7, 1936, it died in Hobart (Island of [...] The entry The end of a mythical animal species: the Tasmania tiger was first published in First Edition.