Tasmanian Tiger Rock Art in Arnhem Land Offers New Clues About Australia's Lost Predators
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Researchers partnering with Traditional Owners in northwest Arnhem Land documented 14 previously unrecorded Tasmanian tiger rock art images and 2 Tasmanian devil images, some potentially less than 1,000 years old, suggesting mainland thylacine populations may have survived longer than the previously accepted 3,000-year extinction timeline.
The rock art may hint at longer survival but does not conclusively prove when extinctions occurred; interpretations depend on dating methods and further study.
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