a semi-aquatic predator of exceptional size that inhabited the river systems of North Africa

marking the early establishment of the group's typical characteristics

slender neck allowed it to reach significant distances when searching for food

lo que le otorgaba estabilidad al desplazarse dentro del agua

Unlike Arctodus simus

Thylacinus cynocephalus Variant:Hand-painted a semi-aquatic predator of exceptionalThylacinus cynocephalus, known as the thylacine or "Tasmanian wolf," was a recently extinct carnivorous marsupial whose general morphology remarkably converged with that of placental canids. Its cranial anatomy constitutes one of the species' most characteristic and functionally relevant aspects. The skull of Thylacinus cynocephalus was elongated, narrow, and relatively low, with an almost straight dorsal profile. It could reach approximately 2124 cm