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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-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 with many mammals, males were generally larger than females.   
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 with many mammals, males were generally larger than females.   


It became extinct due to targeted killing by [[human]]s in the [[20th century|20th centuries]].  Natural disease was also a contributing factor to their [[extinction]], which finally occured in [[1936]].
It became extinct due to targeted killing by [[human]]s in the [[20th century]].  Natural disease was also a contributing factor to their [[extinction]], which finally occurred in [[1936]].


It had an I-Spyder points value of either 250 or 300 points. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Last Dodo]]'')
It had an I-Spyder points value of either 250 or 300 points. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Last Dodo]]'')
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