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Map of North America. This is a list of North American animals extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before present (about 9700 BCE) [A] and continues to the present day. [1] Recently extinct animals in the West Indies and Hawaii are in their own respective lists.
List of extinct animals of the British Isles; List of North American animals extinct in the Holocene. List of Antillian and Bermudan animals extinct in the Holocene; List of Oceanian animals extinct in the Holocene. List of Australia-New Guinea species extinct in the Holocene; List of Hawaiian animals extinct in the Holocene
Extinct birds of North America (2 C, 33 P) C. Extinct animals of Canada (1 C, 27 P) Extinct animals of the Caribbean (7 C, 8 P) E. Extinct animals of Utah (5 P) F.
The relative importance of human and climactic factors in the North American extinctions has been the subject of significant controversy. Extinctions totalled around 35 genera. [4] The radiocarbon record for North America south of the Alaska-Yukon region has been described as "inadequate" to construct a reliable chronology. [47]
List of extinct animals of Romania; List of fossil species in the La Brea Tar Pits, California, United States; List of fossil species in the London Clay, England; List of White Sea biota species by phylum, Russia; Paleobiota of the Hell Creek Formation, northern United States; Paleobiota of the Morrison Formation, western United States
Eastern North America 1880 [300] Hunting. It's been argued (based on genetic data) that most or all elk subspecies in North America are actually the same, which would be C. c. canadensis due to being named first. [301] [302] 1868 [303] Kawaihae hibiscadelphus: Hibiscadelphus bombycinus: Kawaihae, Hawaii, United States [304] 1998 (IUCN ...
Arctodus is an extinct genus of short-faced bear that inhabited North America during the Pleistocene (~2.5 Mya until 12,800 years ago). There are two recognized species: the lesser short-faced bear (Arctodus pristinus) and the giant short-faced bear (Arctodus simus).
An extinct beaver species: Western North America: Late Miocene to Early Pleistocene [1] Castoroides: Giant beavers: North America: Up to 100 kg (220 lb) Pleistocene [1] Ceratogaulus: Horned gophers: North America: Smallest horned mammal: Late Miocene to Pliocene [2] Spelaeomys: S. florensis: A large cave rat: Flores-Extinct by 1500 [3] "Giant ...