However, scientists estimate that " Thylacoleo " became extinct 30, 000 years ago.
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Fully grown, " Thylacoleo carnifex " would have been close to the same size as a jaguar.
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This makes the prospect of species survival of the thylacine more likely than that of " Thylacoleo ".
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Carnivorous marsupials continued hunting in the Pliocene, including dasyurids, the dog-like thylacine and cat-like " Thylacoleo ".
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A characteristic seen in the remains of skull fragments is a set of carnassial teeth, suggesting the carnivorous habits of " Thylacoleo ".
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These have proved a rich source of megafauna fossils and the Association was instrumental in the discovery and recovery of a rare Thylacoleo skeleton in 2002.
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It was founded that " Thylacoleo " was the only species that represented three divergent fossil records : skeletal, footprints, and bite marks.
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As the Thylacoleo is believed to have become extinct 45, 000 46, 000 years ago, this suggests a similar age for the associated Bradshaw art.
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Automatically, it was assumed that two explanations have occurred : marks were produced by prehistoric humans during butchering or by the teeth of " Thylacoleo carnifex ".
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In 2008, rock art depicting what is thought to be a Thylacoleo was discovered on the north-western coast of the palaeontologists and archaeologists who have examined the image.
