Family Thylacinidae

REVIEWED BY: C. A. Hill (CAH); J. A. W. Kirsch (JAWK); R. G. Van Gelder (RGVG).

COMMENT: Some authors include this family in the Dasyuridae; see Vaughan, 1978:39; but also see Ride, 1964, J. Proc. Roy. Soc. West Aust., 47:97- 131; Archer and Kirsch, 1977, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 102:18-25; and Kirsch and Calaby, 1977:15, who retained this family.