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Baby Tasmanian tiger skulls more similar to wolf pups than to other Australian marsupials
Tasmanian tigers and dogs last shared a common ancestor 160 million years ago, but new research has revealed the thylacine resembled its distant relative from birth.
Key points:
- The Tasmanian tiger and wolves last shared a common ancestor 160 million years ago
- Scientists have discovered the two species skulls share similarities from younger age than previously thought
- The researchers used micro-CT scanning to compare the skulls of thylacine pups and wolf puppies
Scientists from the University of Melbourne and Flinders University used micro-CT scanning and digital reconstructions to compare the skulls of Tasmanian tiger pups and wolf pups.
“The Tasmanian tiger in particular really captivated us, because it had a pouch, it was a marsupial, but…
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