Educational resources on Tasmanian Wolf

Tasmanian Wolf or Thylacinus cynocephalus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Extinct . IUCN Profile of the Tasmanian Wolf

Academic web links for the Tasmanian Wolf.

ADW: Thylacinus cynocephalus: Information
The Tasmanian Wolf was found only on the southwestern side of the island of Tasmania in recent history. The fossil record shows that it was found in New Guinea and Australia as
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Thylacinus_cynocephalus.html

Tasmanian Wolf
This is the last known movie of the marsupial Tasmanian Wolf. Note the similarities to placental canids, except for the narrow hips (giving birth is easier for a marsupial).
cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/images/tasmanian_wolf.htm

ADW: Thylacinidae: Specimens
Tasmanian wolf Thylacinus cynocephalus: Tasmanian wolf Thylacinus cynocephalus: Tasmanian wolf Thylacinus cynocephalus : Tasmanian wolf Thylacinus cynocephalus
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/specimens/Thylacinidae.html

ADW: Thylacinus: Classification
... Tasmanian wolf and thylacine)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Thylacinus.html

Convergent Evolution Examples
This is the last known movie of the marsupial Tasmanian Wolf. Note the similarities to placental canids, except for the narrow hips (giving birth is easier for a marsupial).
cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/Evolution/convergent_evolution_examples.htm

ADW: Thylacinus cynocephalus: Specimens
Tasmanian wolf Thylacinus cynocephalus: Tasmanian wolf Thylacinus cynocephalus: Tasmanian wolf Thylacinus cynocephalus : Tasmanian wolf Thylacinus cynocephalus
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/specimens/Thylacinus_cynocephalus.html

ADW: Sarcophilus harrisii: Information
Tasmanian devils may have depended on carrion left from Tasmanian wolf kills in historical times. Other food items, such as insects, insect larvae, snakes, and small amounts of
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Sarcophilus_harrisii.html

Classification of Living Things: Principles of Classification
Tasmanian wolf or tiger (now extinct) Mexican wolf Examples of Convergent Evolution--ant eating mammals from four
anthro.palomar.edu/animal/animal_2.htm

Lesson Plans for Australian Animals - Grades 4-12
Tasmanian Wolf ?? Black Swan ? Herbivore. Eating Eucalyptus. leaves only!!!? Koala ??? Dingo ??? Duck-Billed Platypus??? Australian Sheep ?
www.musc.edu/cando/ausdwnun/ausecoa1.html

ADW: Thylacinidae: Classification
Family Thylacinidae (Tasmanian wolf and thylacine) ...
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Thylacinidae.html