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Tanystropheus (Ancient Greek: τανυ ~ 'long' + στροφευς 'hinged') is an extinct genus of archosauromorph reptile which lived during the Triassic Period in Europe, Asia, and North America. It is recognisable by its extremely elongated neck, longer than the torso and tail combined.
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Prehistorically extinct species of extant and recently extinct genera. Slender-billed greenfinch, Chloris aurelioi (Tenerife, Canary Islands) Trias greenfinch, Chloris triasi (La Palma, Canary Islands) Greater Azores bullfinch, Pyrrhula crassa (Graciosa, Azores) [32] Kauaʻi finch, Telespiza persecutrix (Kauaʻi and Oʻahu, Hawaiian Islands)
The now extinct Haast's eagle (Hieraaetus moorei), which existed alongside early aboriginal people in New Zealand, was by far the largest eagle known and perhaps the largest raptor ever. Adult female Haast's are estimated to have averaged up to 1.4 m (4.6 ft) in length, weighing up to 15 kg (33 lb), with a relatively short 3 m (9.8 ft) wingspan.
Please follow the IUCN Red List when you add or remove species, subspecies, varieties, stocks or sub-populations. For brevity use binomial or trinomial nomenclature only, that is, omit common names and the name of the scientific authority.
Rodents are animals that gnaw with two continuously growing incisors. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except Antarctica. This list contains circa 2,700 species in 518 genera in the order Rodentia. [1]
Please stick to IUCN Red List Critically Endangered Animalia when you add or remove species, subspecies, stocks or sub-populations. Binomial and trinomial nomenclature should be used, no more. To get more clarity, surname of scientific authority should be ignored.
Permian–Triassic boundary at Frazer Beach in New South Wales, with the End Permian extinction event located just above the coal layer [2]. Approximately 251.9 million years ago, the Permian–Triassic (P–T, P–Tr) extinction event (PTME; also known as the Late Permian extinction event, [3] the Latest Permian extinction event, [4] the End-Permian extinction event, [5] [6] and colloquially ...