Scientists in Sweden have succeeded in extracting and sequencing RNA molecules from an extinct species, a century old Tasmanian tiger known as a thylacine
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Rare 200-year-old clay pipe depicting thylacine dubbed the 'holy grail' of Tasmanian archaeology
Key points: A clay pipe found in a bottle dump in Launceston appears to show one of the earliest recorded European depictions of a Tasmanian tiger It is believed to be at least 190 years old and...
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A clay pipe found in a bottle dump in Launceston appears to show one of the earliest recorded European depictions of a Tasmanian tiger
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It is believed to be at least 190 years old and handcrafted out of river clay by a local
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Adding to the mystery of the pipe is the depiction of a kookaburra, which were were not introduced to Tasmania until 1902
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-08/rare-clay-pipe-depicts-tasmanian-tiger/12215284
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New DC comic book superhero Thylacine is an Indigenous Australian from the Pilbara
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