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Prehistoric Life

How tall was Thylacinus cynocephalus?

An adult Thylacinus cynocephalus stood about 60 cm (2 ft) at the shoulder.

What is measured: adult shoulder height

Thylacinus cynocephalus (60 cm) drawn to scale beside a bowling pin (38.1 cm) and an adult person (1.7 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Bowling pin (38.1 cm), Thylacinus cynocephalus (60 cm) and Adult person (1.7 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 1.6× as tall as a bowling pin
  • About 35% of the height of an adult person
  • About 30% of the height of a doorway
  • About 4.1× as tall as a smartphone
  • About 7× the length of a credit card

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Facts about Thylacinus cynocephalus

The thylacine was a marsupial predator with dark transverse stripes across its back and rump.

Source: Australian Museum, Thylacine; Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Thylacine

Prehistoric Life

NameSizeCompared with Thylacinus cynocephalus
Paradoxides davidis45 cm (1 ft 6 in)0.75×
Archaeopteryx50 cm (1 ft 8 in)0.83×
Yi qi60 cm (2 ft)same size
Thylacinus cynocephalus60 cm (2 ft)this page
Leaellynasaura amicagraphica60 cm (2 ft)same size
Acanthostega gunnari60 cm (2 ft)same size
Meganeura monyi70 cm (2 ft 4 in)1.2×
Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis70 cm (2 ft 4 in)1.2×
Confuciusornis sanctus70 cm (2 ft 4 in)1.2×
Microraptor gui77 cm (2 ft 6 in)1.3×

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Which is bigger: Thylacinus cynocephalus or Archaeopteryx?

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