List of extinct animals

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Contents 1 Prepleistocene extinctions 2 Quaternary extinctions 3 Modern extinctions 3.1 Europe 3.2 North America 3.3 Central and South America 3.4 Africa 3.5 Asia 3.6 Oceania 4 Endangered species 5 No longer considered extinct 6 Images 7 External links

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

[edit] Prepleistocene extinctions

A large number of historical orders are extinct, for example dinosaurs, pterosaurs and ammonites. Many of these orders went extinct at the same time during one of the several extinction events that have occurred in the Earth's history. The number of extinct species greatly outnumbers the number of living species.

• List of dinosaurs
• Fossil Birds
• List of extinct cetaceans

[edit] Quaternary extinctions

• Late Quaternary prehistoric birds
• List of prehistoric mammals
• List of extinct cetaceans

[edit] Modern extinctions

• Extinct birds

[edit] Europe

• List of extinct animals of Europe

See also:

• List of extinct animals of the British Isles
• List of extinct animals of Catalonia
• List of extinct and endangered animals of Lithuania
• List of extinct animals of the Netherlands

[edit] North America

• List of extinct animals of Canada
• List of extinct animals of the United States

[edit] Central and South America

• List of extinct animals of South America

See also: List of extinct animals of Martinique and Guadeloupe

[edit] Africa

• List of extinct animals of Africa

See also: List of extinct animals of Réunion

[edit] Asia

• List of extinct animals of Asia

[edit] Oceania

• List of extinct animals of Australia
• List of extinct animals of New Zealand

[edit] Endangered species

See Endangered species

[edit] No longer considered extinct

See Lazarus species

[edit] Images

Replica of Tyrannosaurus rex at the Senckenberg Museum	The Remingtonocetid Kutchicetus: an artist's impression. Illustration by Carl Buell and taken from [1].	Paleomastodon	An drawing of Phororhacos, a giant prehistoric bird by Charles R. Knight published in Animals of the Past, 1901.
Augsburg's depiction of an Aurochs. The Aurochs is one of Europe's most famous extinct animals	Quagga from Regent's Park Zoo, London, 1870. The Quagga is one of Africa's most famous extinct animals	The Laysan Rail, an extinct bird from Hawaii	Last seen in a Hobart zoo in 1936, the Thylacine is Australia's most famous extinct animal

[edit] External links

• The Extinction Website
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species