New Members ClaireWesker Posted December 1, 2012 New Members Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hi everyone! I have always loved the Thylacine family, only it seems that fossils from them seem to be impossible to find. Anyone here have a collection from this family? Let's see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 (edited) I have no information on fossil material, but since you are interested in this animal please visit this wonderful web site. The Thylacine Museum - A Natural History of the Tasmanian Tiger The videos are beautiful and heartbreaking. Edited December 1, 2012 by snolly50 2 Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 I can't imagine that there are many Thylacine fossils outside of museums, principally museums in Australia (naturally). Just being high-level predators with a very restricted distribution would make the material quite rare, and Australia does a commendable job of keeping rare natural heritage items from being dispersed beyond its borders. The Riversleigh site seems to have a comparatively rich collection; maybe they have pictures on-line? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I have seen a couple of Pleistocene teeth for sale. They are rare and tend to sell quickly. I don't think the Australian government has allowed older thylacine remains to be sold/exported yet. Hi everyone! I have always loved the Thylacine family, only it seems that fossils from them seem to be impossible to find. Anyone here have a collection from this family? Let's see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Thylacinus cynocephalus (I think, someone wasn't sure if it was that or another sp.) Pliestocene. 1 "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) I have always wanted a Thylacine fossil (or modern bone/tooth) for my collection, they are among my favourite animals. I have also been watching Ebay for such a specimen to come up for sale, and in 2 years or so of looking, i have seen only 2 teeth (Pleistocene) come up for sale. One was about 250 the other was around 500. They were from either Wellington Caves or Naracoorte. Not worth it though in my opinion, they were still half covered with reddish matrix and were only a couple cm's. Edited January 25, 2013 by Paleoworld-101 "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 That was found locally up here, only one i know about from this area but haven't looked into it at all. Got that back in 2005/2006. Met a fellow in Toowoomba who has since moved to Townsville who found a complete mummified one in a cave over in the nullarbor, it now resides in the Perth museum if I recall, but ain't a fossil. "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carcharodontosaurus Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Weird. I'm a bit surprised that thylacine remains are so rare in the market. I thought subfossil and modern bones/teeth would be more common, or even bits of skin and stuffed specimens. And Ash, great jaw! How many years of searching did it take for you to find that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Was the first or 2nd time I ever went looking. Agree though, I'm surprised there's not a heap of skins around.. Time to try and find one! "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 What site was it that you found it at? Bluff Downs? The skins are rare because they are in very very high demand, and any family that has one (passed down the generations) is certainly not going to part with it. They are worth MANY thousands of dollars. Although there was a story on the news a while ago that some guy picked up a Thylacine skin at a garage sale for $5. The owner didn't realise what it was. I wish i had have bought it!!!!! I've been on the lookout for Australian megafauna fossils on ebay for awhile now and they come up very very rarely unfortunately. "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I managed to track down one of the ebay teeth i saw for sale on worthpoint.com, this is it: http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/super-tasmaniantiger-canine-172101182 This was the better of the 2 teeth that i saw and think it was around 500 bucks. "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I vaguely recall hearing the name of Bluff downs, but not much about the place. Riversleigh is a dream though. I'll add, it may not have taken long to find, but in 6 years I haven't found another. "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bailey Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Had the chance to fondle a thylacine skull at the Royal Ontario Museum back in '85. Awesome experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I have a good friend who has quite a lot of Thylacine material, unsurprisingly it exists in probably the largest private Australian collection of megafauna. I also remember a couple of years back Henskens fossils had a lot of Megafauna for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 What site was it that you found it at? Bluff Downs? The skins are rare because they are in very very high demand, and any family that has one (passed down the generations) is certainly not going to part with it. They are worth MANY thousands of dollars. Although there was a story on the news a while ago that some guy picked up a Thylacine skin at a garage sale for $5. The owner didn't realise what it was. I wish i had have bought it!!!!! I've been on the lookout for Australian megafauna fossils on ebay for awhile now and they come up very very rarely unfortunately. That's the coolest story I have heard in a while, I bet that kind of thing happens all the time, lucky someone who knew its real value found it before it ended up at the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I found a follow up that claimed it was "only" a zebra duiker skin - still an endangered animal. I think i know who you mean, DUFH, Hopefully be visiting him next weekend but havent got around to calling to see if he'll be free. "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 That's the coolest story I have heard in a while, I bet that kind of thing happens all the time, lucky someone who knew its real value found it before it ended up at the tip. Ash linked me to a story that followed up on the supposed Thylacine skin and, yeah, turns out it was probably a Zebra Duiker skin instead. The two have remarkably similar coats though! I would have been fooled. "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyideas Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 32.6° S, 148.9° E is a good place to start if you want to go fossil hunting, I think they have tours, im not sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DardS8Br Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/24/2013 at 3:59 AM, Ash said: Thylacinus cynocephalus (I think, someone wasn't sure if it was that or another sp.) Pliestocene. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8221/8411238716_323b8a0bca_z.jpghttp://farm9.staticflickr.com/8045/8411238694_4724ac79f0_z.jpg Dang dude. That's an incredible fossils to have in your collection. Saying I'm jealous would be an understatement lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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