THYLACYNE. 
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the Long-nosed Bandicoot, nasuta ( 1465 ), of New Guinea ; 
the Long-eared Rabbit-Bandicoot, Peragale lagotis ( 1468 ), of 
Western Australia; and the little Pig-footed Bandicoot, 
Chceropus castanotis ( 1467 ), an animal somewhat resembling a 
Rat, but with fore-feet recalling those of a Pig. 
Allied to the Bandicoots are the carnivorous Dasyuridce^ in [Case 70.] 
which the feet are of the ordinary type, with five toes on the 
fore and four on the hind pair. 
Fig. 60. 
The Pouched Wolf, or Thylacyne {Tkylacynus cynocephalus). 
The JJasyuridcB are the most highly developed carnivorous 
Marsupials, representing in this order the Carnivora of the 
placental series. The largest is the Thylacyne or Pouched 
Wolf, Thylacynus cynocephalus ( 1484 , fig. 60), the skull of which 
strikingly resembles that of one of the Dog tribe. Its dentition 
is I. f , C. P. + M. f = 46, the teeth being sharp and cutting, 
and well suited to its predatory habits. The feet are like 
those of a Wolf, and the marsupial bones are represented by 
cartilages. Externally the Thylacyne is remarkably like a 
striped Wolf. For a long time it was the bane of the 
