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Tasmanian Tigers smaller than thought – Education – Australian Associated Press
Monash University scientists have determined that the Tasmanian Tiger was much small than previously thought, changing how they see its role in the ecosystem.
Advanced three-dimensional scanning has been used to establish that Tasmanian Tigers were only about half as big as once thought, changing the way scientists see their position in the Australian ecosystem.
The Monash University study found the thylacine (aka Tasmanian Tiger), only weighed about 17 kilograms on average.
The research, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Wednesday, was led by PhD student Douglass Rovinsky who admits he “spends an uncomfortable amount of time starin…
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