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Pierre Amedee Varin (1818 - 1883)
An early image of the Thylacine. The first encounter with a Thylacine was by the naturalist Jacques Labillardire on 13 May 1792 as noted in his journal from the expedition led by D’Entrecasteaux. The first detailed description was by William … Read Full Description
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An early image of the Thylacine. The first encounter with a Thylacine was by the naturalist Jacques Labillardire on 13 May 1792 as noted in his journal from the expedition led by D’Entrecasteaux. The first detailed description was by William Paterson, the Lieutenant Governor of Tasmania, published in the Sydney Gazette in 1805.
Common names: Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf.
Modern binomial name: Thylacinus cynocephalus
First described: Harris 1808
Distribution Extinct (Tasmania)
Reference The Mammals of Australia, Strahan, 2nd edition. Page: 164-165, ill.50 & 165 from Guerin-Meneville’s, Dictionnaire Pittoresque d’Histoire Naturelle et des Phenomenes de la Nature.
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Pierre Amedee Varin (1818 – 1883)
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