Thylacaur

The thylacaur (pronounced thyla-SAR) is a species in the family Thylacinidae and a member of the genus Thylacosaurus. It is a descendant of the Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus).

Biology
The thylacaur was a massive predator, growing up to a maximum 5.1 meters (16.7 feet) long and stood about 1.3 meters (4.2 feet) tall at the shoulders. It had a streamline body which ended in a long powerful tail. It had a short neck with a large head. Its head had two large ears that could detect sound from a mile away. Its jaws were lined with long, curved, serrated teeth to shear meat, and flattened sharp molars designed to crush bones.

It had two long arms with three digits, each ending with long retractable sickle-shaped claws. It also had a pair of long legs and a tail used to act like a third pair of legs. The thylacaur was mostly light brown with a yellow-brown face and underbelly. It also sports tawny brown stripes running down from the top of its back to its tail.

Skull
The head of a thylacaur was fairly large in comparison to other mammalian predators, it was about the size of a crocodile's head but was not elongated. The shape of the skull also bears a resemblance to those of canines (which are still in Chaoterra).

Behaviour
Thylacaurs were both solitary, and group hunters. Hunting individually, they would prefer to hunt smaller creatures such as some herbivorous maniphioideans and other small animals. In packs however, the thylacaur could hunt even the largest prey. A prime example would be an Alorian bush marmophant, the largest mammal to ever live on Alor. Despite its size, even the marmophant would be in danger of the thylacaur. Thylacaurs also formed a protective form of parental care, and female thylacaurs protecting their babies are a major threat to most creatures in Alor, as they will try to kill anything that dares to eats their babies.