| Tasmanian Wolf Skull - Now extinct, the Tasmanian wolf, also called the Tasmanian tiger, was once hunted as a pest throughout Tasmania and in parts of Australia. The last known wild specimen was shot in 1930. The last captive specimen died in 1936. Although the thylacine, a marsupial, is not a true wolf, it occupied much of the same predatory niche as modern wolves. When compared with the wolf, this species is an excellent example of convergent evolution. View Other Quality Marsupial Skulls |
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| Tasmanian Wolf | Order: Dasyuromorphia Family: Thylacinidae |
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