From an Australian frog that swallowed its own eggs ... About the size of an American coyote, these dog-like creatures with stripes disappeared from the mainland around 2,000 years ago.

What its species name means: Thylacinus cynocephalus means "dog-headed pouched dog." The Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine or Tasmanian wolf, is an extinct carnivorous marsupial that ...

The feat marks the first time RNA molecules have been isolated and decoded from an extinct ... as well as a dog-like head with powerful jaws and a pouch, according to the Australian Museum.

Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Tasmanian tiger, a dog-sized striped carnivorous marsupial also called the thylacine, once roamed the Australian ... the species is now extinct. But that does not mean ...