Thylacinus potens
species of mammal (fossil)
Thylacinus potens ("powerful thylacine") was one of the largest species from the family Thylacinidae, growing up to the size of a wolf. In some ways it was more robust and had a shorter, broader skull than the modern Thylacine. The head and body together were around 5 ft long. The fossils were found near Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.
| Thylacinus potens Temporal range: Miocene (10-8 MYA)
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| Species: | †T. potens
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| Thylacinus potens (Woodburne, 1967)
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