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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.
Prehistoric mammals of North America (4 C, 142 P) Pages in category "Extinct mammals of North America" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.
All species listed here as extinct (no known individuals remaining) are designated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Species which are extinct in the wild only reside in captivity. Species listed as possibly extinct are classified as being critically endangered, as it is unknown whether or not these species are ...
The list of extinct mammals could go on for ages, but each animal has a unique story. With today’s advanced research, we can learn so much from animals that haven’t even existed during our ...
Extinct animals of the United States (1 C, 136 P) Pages in category "Extinct animals of North America" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total.
[4] [8] Overall, during the Late Pleistocene about 65% of all megafaunal species worldwide became extinct, [9] rising to 72% in North America, 83% in South America and 88% in Australia, [10] with all mammals over 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb) becoming extinct in Australia and the Americas, [1] and around 80% globally. [11]
Despite the world's last captive thylacine dying in 1936, the secretive animal wasn't declared extinct until 1986. More recently in 2007 the Baiji dolphin , a rare river dolphin native to China ...
Pages in category "Extinct animals of the United States" The following 136 pages are in this category, out of 136 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .