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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' — also known as the '''Thylacine''' or, formally, ''Thylacinus cynocephalus'' — was a small, [[dog]]like [[marsupial]] [[mammal]]. According to ''[[The I- | The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' — also known as the '''Thylacine''' or, formally, ''Thylacinus cynocephalus'' — was a small, [[dog]]like [[marsupial]] [[mammal]]. According to ''[[The I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures]]'', it had "a smooth brown coat with black or darker brown stripes on its rear." A third of its 160cm length was given over to its tail alone. As in many mammals, males were generally larger than females. | ||
It was made extinct due to targeted killing by [[human]]s in the [[19th century|19th]] and [[20th century|20th centuries]]. Natural disease was also a contributing factor to their extinction, which finally occured in [[1936]]. | It was made extinct due to targeted killing by [[human]]s in the [[19th century|19th]] and [[20th century|20th centuries]]. Natural disease was also a contributing factor to their extinction, which finally occured in [[1936]]. | ||