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I expanded this article today and linked up to other Wikipedia articles on subjects mentioned. I plan to exanpd this article even more in the near future, hopefully with a photo of what the proposed Cryptid looks like.Lisapollison 20:38, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

I am now actively working on getting direct sources for statements that need citation, both those noted and some that I now see could be hlped by inclusion of a citation. Please be patient with me or feel free to add citations of your own. I worked hard on this article and I am a new editor. Please take that into account.Lisapollison 01:25, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Citations RE: naming - help me out 2 Citations RE: Azaria Chamberlian 3 reorganized the article 4 Does it really looks like Thylacoleo?

[edit] Citations RE: naming - help me out

I am not sure how to properly include citations. There are many references to the Queensland Tiger as "the Queensland lion" but which ones should I include? People use "Queensland Lion" and Queensland Marsupial Lion often interchangeably which can be confusing because the latter is also used to describe the extinct animal as opoosed to the cryptid.

For example, here is just one where it is referred to as "The Queensland Maruspial lion": http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~bz050/HomePage.qml.html

We can just take the line out if Users prefer. Lisapollison 01:03, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

I just took it out. I had other info to add that had citations and it's such a minor thing anway. Lisapollison 02:44, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Citations RE: Azaria Chamberlian

I need help folks. I am a new editor and I am not yet sure about citations. I've read the tutorials and I'm still a little fuzzy. How would I cite a TV show that mentions this theory in a segment? Here is one of the citations on the link between Azria Chamberlian and Thylacoleo: http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:xmCyKjL9LiQJ:www.outbackmag.com.au/home.asp%3Fpageid%3DEBA73141ABF57D53%26articleid%3D6BB7495F21E40888+queensland+tiger++azaria&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=15

Please be patient with me. I will get these and others in. I am genuinely trying to get up to speed and I am grateful for the tags and suggestions. I would just appreciate it if people refrained from wholesale deletion. Thanks so much. Lisapollison 01:19, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

OK, got one citation in and working on others.

Having lived in Aus in the 80s I should say that this particular theory is highly unlikely as there are many Dingos around the Uluru area and they would have pushed out any other animals from top level predator status.--203.214.29.220 08:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] reorganized the article

I divided things up into sections, tried to clean up weasel words I resorted to, addedf citaions and external links. Still working on this one. Thanks for the help. Lisapollison 02:46, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Does it really looks like Thylacoleo?

The article needs checking if descriptions of "tiger encounters" fit Thylacoleo? Both were generally cat-like, but Thylacoleo (especially T. carnifex, the only recent species) was perhaps more robust and bigger animal than those seen or "seen" by observers. Specialised canines and grasping hands would be noticeable in living animal. So, the question is - are Tiger matching Thylacoleo?

Those are good questions. I worked on this article when I was first getting a feel for wkikpedia and I tried to avoid referencing descriptions I didn't know how to cite properly. I will try to include some descriptions or at least links to eye-witness accounts. The section on Azaria Chamerlain needs more work as well. She was the first notable case of a Dingo attack on a child and in recent years there have been a few more making the theory that she was taken by a Cryptid Queensland Tiger even less likely. At the time that theory was first promoted, the trial and apeals of the parents was still ongoing. My theory is, at that time, people were more comfortable believing a rare, nearly extinct animal was the culprit rather than a dingo. There are still sightings of the QT and they have become more frequent as the case for survival of the Tasmanian Tiger gathers more popular support.Lisapollison 06:32, 11 December 2006 (UTC)