List of extinct animals

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Contents 1 Pre-modern 2 Modern extinctions 3 Geographical Regions 3.1 Africa 3.2 Europe 3.3 North America 3.4 Central and South America 3.5 Asia 3.6 Oceania 4 Endangered species 5 No longer considered extinct 6 Images

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

[edit] Pre-modern

• List of dinosaurs
• List of pterosaurs
• List of plesiosaurs
• List of ichthyosaurs

[edit] Modern extinctions

• List of extinct birds
• List of extinct mammals

[edit] Geographical Regions

[edit] Africa

• List of extinct animals of Africa 86 extinct animals excluding molluscs

[edit] Europe

• List of extinct animals of Europe 67 extinct animals excluding molluscs

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 112 extinct animals excluding molluscs

[edit] Central and South America

• List of extinct animals of South America

also show List of extinct animals of Martinique and Guadeloupe

[edit] Asia

• List of extinct animals of Asia 89 extinct animals excluding molluscs

[edit] Oceania

• List of extinct animals of Australia 61 extinct animals excluding molluscs
• List of extinct animals in New Zealand 89 extinct animals excluding molluscs

[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, taken from [1].

Palaeomastodon

A drawing of Phororhacos, a giant prehistoric bird, by Charles R. Knight