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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.
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 .
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.
This page features lists of species and organisms that have become extinct. The reasons for extinction range from natural occurrences, such as shifts in the Earth's ecosystem or natural disasters, to human influences on nature by the overuse of natural resources, hunting and destruction of natural habitats.
In the rainforest of northern South America, an entomologist by the name of Alfred E. Emerson spent five years on the hunt for new species. Emerson conducted three species surveys from 1919 to ...
A species is declared extinct after exhaustive surveys of all potential habitats eliminate all reasonable doubt that the last individual of a species, whether in the wild or in captivity, has died. [15] Recently extinct species are defined by the IUCN as becoming extinct after 1500 CE. [1]
The last documented sighting of the baiji dolphin occurred in 2002. And just in the last decade there have been many more animals that disappeared from the planet, despite efforts by scientists.
From the first Apple computer to the COVID-19 vaccine, here are the most revolutionary inventions that were born in the U.S.A. in the past half-century.