I wonder if it would be easier to “resurrect” a marsupial than a mammal, since the “surrogate mother” won’t have to carry them fully to term?
Also, which species would they pick for a surrogate? With mammoths, elephants are the obvious choice. For a Tasmanian tiger, would they use a Tasmanian devil, or a wombat, or what?
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Does it even have a near-species relative still around in Australia? From the standpoint of taxonomy what’s close? The Taz & Wombat looks-wise seem a stretch.
It'll be cool if they can accomplish resurrecting the species. To do it, I'd guess they'll try with the closest genetic match.