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Extinct Animals
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Dodo Extinct since mid to late 17th century Lived on one tiny island
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Passenger Pigeon Once most common bird in North America
Flocks with more than a billion birds took several days to pass by Last one died 1914 in a zoo In 1857, a bill was brought forth to the Ohio State Legislature seeking protection for the passenger pigeon. A Select Committee of the Senate filed a report stating "The passenger pigeon needs no protection. Wonderfully prolific, having the vast forests of the North as its breeding grounds, traveling hundreds of miles in search of food, it is here today and elsewhere tomorrow, and no ordinary destruction can lessen them, or be missed from the myriads that are yearly produced"
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Tasmanian Tiger Last known specimen died in captivity in 1936
Last known Thylacine died in captivity in 1936 Last known specimen died in captivity in 1936
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Dinosaurs T-Rex Brachiosaurus
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How many Dinosaurs were there?
Here is a list of all known dinosaurs:
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Trilobites known species!
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Meganeura Giant dragonfly with a 2.5ft wingspan
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Armored Fish Dunkleosteus 20ft long, 2000lbs 20ft long, weighed 1 ton
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Megalodon Giant shark likely around 49ft long
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Mosasaurus 49ft long ocean lizard
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Pterosaurs Some had a 33ft wingspan
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About the size of an elephant, but with fur 3ft long
Wooly Mammoth About the size of an elephant, but with fur 3ft long
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Sabre-toothed Tiger Weighed up to 880 lbs (Lions weigh 550lbs)
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Giant Ground Sloth 20ft tall standing on its hind legs
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Baluchitherium Largest land mammal ever known 25ft tall
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Flightless birds 10ft tall
“Terror Birds” Flightless birds 10ft tall
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Countless more…. One day do a google search for extinct animals and see what you can find There are so many…and those are just the ones that we know about!
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