Summary ²

Thylacinidae is an extinct family of carnivorous, superficially dog-like marsupials from the order Dasyuromorphia. The only species to survive into modern times was the thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus), which became extinct in 1936.

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1. (c) Kelly Garbato, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/97217080@N00/3772826419
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacinidae

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