New Thylacoleo restoration

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Here's another restoration of a Thylacoleo, by one Jaime Chirino.
That is, I think it's new - I don't remember seeing it before.

scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2008/04/functional_anatomy_part_ii.php

[Thylacopardus]

An absolutely fantastic post. The depiction I believe is the closest I have seen to what the animal looked like.

I believe the convergent appearance in relation to feline equivalent (leopards..etc) is very accurate. Others who depict thylacoleo as looking like a lumbering bear are totally inaccurate.....bears don't have long tails.

Noting that the fact that the Thylacines convergent appearance to a dog is striking as I believe was the case with Thylacoleo with feline big cats in every way except fot those front fangs that have got me stumped.

Thylacoleo in my book & in Owens book had the apearance of a lion/cat/leopard........leading experts......you can stick a long tail on a donkey and a cat and a thylacoleo........but you can't pin a "LONG" tail on a bear or a diprotodon!!!!!

I love this picture..I reckon its pretty much spot on. Good Stuff

[Wally1]

I will copy this pic and send to my friend in NE Vic for comment.
In the past he has seen a number of thylacoleos on his property.
Most recent 2 weeks ago. Others in that district has seen this same animal over the last year.
He has remarked that the Jeff J productions are spot on.
Frankl;y I consider that the hindquarters of the animal shown are out of proportion to the real thing, it should be lighter. What do you think Denny?.
Wally

[mingle]

Hey Wally,

What do you reckon about the colouration? How does it compare to the sightings in NE Vic?

What about the number of reports of black/dark coloured critters?

Cheers

Mike.

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If that was black and had its mouth closed when seen at a distance it would be taken for a panther.

[wally1]

I consulted with my farmer, hunter, bush biologist friend from NE Vic and described the current pic of thylacoleo to him and he says that the pic is too big in the belly for a TC. It has a more fined off look like a thylacine. Also he says that the tail is stuck straight out behind like a thylacine, and would be a lot thinner than the tail shown.
Somewhere in the pile of paper that I call my files is an extract from a book I located in a library on Auetralian extinct fauna.
There are artists depictions of what he imagines a thylaco to be like, when time permits I will search it out together wiith a pile of other stuff I have promised.
Recently I located a friend from the past, actually he lives not too far away and is a local anglican priest. He was a telephone technician and is computer wise. Hopefully I can get some tuition on downloading picts to the forum and I will be able to explain some of my points pictually. You know one pic is worth 1000 word.
I intend to kick start my website again so I hope he is web wise as well.
I look forward to the arrival of the camera that a friend is kindly supplying for my use, and trying for pics of these critters in NE Vic, not forgetting the local big cats.
Regards to all Wally