List of extinct animals
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Prehistoric extinctions
A large number of historical orders are extinct, e.g. dinosaurs, pterosaurs and ammonites, probably wiped out by meteor or asteroid strikes, in various Epochs.
Historic extinctions
- Pleistocene Megafauna
Common Era Extinctions (Mammals and birds)
Europe, incomplete list
See also List of extinct animals of the British Isles.
North America, (43 bird species, 39 mammal species in the USA)
Central and South America, incomplete list
- Caribbean Monk Seal (1922)
- Falkland Island Fox (1876)
Africa
- Blue Antelope (1799)
- Quagga (1883)
- Cape Lion (1860)
- Atlas Bear (1840's)
Mauritius and neighbouring islands
- Dodo (1681)
- Mauritius Blue Pigeon
- Rodrigues Solitaire (1760s)
- Rodrigues Starling
Asia
- Ezo Wolf (1889)
- Honshu Wolf (1905)
- Schomburgk's Deer (1932)
Oceania
Hawaii
- Laysan Rail
- Moa-nalos
- Hawaii 'O'o, Moho nobilis
- Oahu 'O'o, Moho apicalis
- Molokai 'O'o, Moho bishopi
- Kauai 'O'o, Moho braccatus
- Akialoa,Hemignathus obscurus
- Ula-'ai-hawane, Ciridops anna
- Black Mamo, Drepanis funerea
- Hawaii Mamo, Drepanis pacifica
- Kakawahie, Paroreomyza flammea
- Kona Grosbeak, Psittirostra kona
- Lesser Koa-finch, Rhodacanthus flaviceps
- Greater Koa-finch, Rhodacanthus palmeri
- Greater Amakihi, Viridonia sagittirostris
New Zealand, incomplete list
- Moa (1770s)
- Harpagornis
- Haast's Eagle
Endangered Species
See: endangered species
No Longer Considered Extinct
- Coelacanth, captured Dec 21 1938, thought to be a Rock Cod, but known to native peoples in Indonesia and other locations.
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