Summary

In 2017 the thylacine genome was sequenced using this specimen.

Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Thylacinus cynocephalus

  • Author and date of publication

    (Harris, 1808)

  • Preferred Common name

    Thylacine

  • Other Common Names

    Tasmanian Tiger

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Female

  • Stage Or Age

    Pouch Young

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Spirit, Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Collected By

    Unknown

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Mammalogy

  • Collecting Areas

    Mammalogy

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

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