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10 Amazing Extinct Animals Share66 All of us have seen some animal or the other in our lifetime. But what about those animals that we’ve never seen simply because they existed before us or became extinct? This is the Top 10 Most Amazing Extinct Animals. 1. Wooly Mammoths: Extinct 10,000 years Mammoths are hairy elephant-like animals, with sloping back, huge curved tusks up to 3.5 m. long, tiny tail, a large shoulder hump, unique teeth and small ears. They were adapted to cold weather, and lived during the ice age. Woolly Mammoths lived from about 2 million years to 10,000 years ago, that was 65 million years after the dinosaurs went extinct. They lived throughout the world. 2. Megalodon: Extinct 25  1.6 million years

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During its 25-million years Megalodon was distributed nearly world-wide Megalodon is a very

large sharkdino shark with fossil teeth theyrsquore sized would have been 40-100 feet long or even

more They are known from South America North America Africa Asia Australia New

Zealand and New Caledonia They lived during Miocene era

3 Dodo Extinct Since Late 17th Century

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A flightless bird from islands in the Indian Ocean with a black fluffy down and feathers greenish

yellow bill and black feet and related to pigeons and doves Theyrsquore weight ranged according toreproduction periods and seasonal diets Dodo birds are now extinct and have died out around

1691 AD

4 Megatherium Extinct 11000 Years

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A giant sloth that lived during the ice age

5 Passenger Pigeon Extinct since 1914

Passenger Pigeon is the most abundant bird species on earth Their extensive winter roosting

grounds along river bottoms in the Southern Appalachians are recalled in the names of two

rivers the Pigeon and the Little Pigeon

6 Carolina Parakeet Extinct since Early 1900s

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Carolina Parakeet is the only member of the parrot family native to the eastern United States

Carolina Parakeet is a large colored bird about thirteen inches long with a yellow head and neck

and orange cheeks and forehead mostly bright green in color

7 Atrox Lion Extinct 25000 Years

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This cat was about 14 larger than the African lion even bigger than the Siberian tiger It lived

from 25000 years ago to 10000 years ago in North America Fossil evidence indicates it had themost highly developed brain of any known cat

8 Irish Deer Extinct 7700 Years

The Irish Deer was the largest deer that ever lived The Giant Deer is famous for its size It livedin Eurasia from Ireland during the Late Pleistocene and early Holocene

9 Great Auk Extinct Since 1844

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The Great Auk stands about 75 centimetres or 30-34 inches high and weighing around 5 kl It

was from the Atlantic The only species in the genus Pinguinus flightless giant auks survive

until recent times but is extinct today It was also known as garefowl or penguin

10 Tyrannosaurus Rex Extinct 65 Million Years

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Tyrannosaurus Rex measuring up to 433 feet long and 166 ft tall the estimated mass that goes

up to 7 tons It was one of the largest land carnivores of all time

__________

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During its 25-million years Megalodon was distributed nearly world-wide Megalodon is a very

large sharkdino shark with fossil teeth theyrsquore sized would have been 40-100 feet long or even

more They are known from South America North America Africa Asia Australia New

Zealand and New Caledonia They lived during Miocene era

3 Dodo Extinct Since Late 17th Century

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A flightless bird from islands in the Indian Ocean with a black fluffy down and feathers greenish

yellow bill and black feet and related to pigeons and doves Theyrsquore weight ranged according toreproduction periods and seasonal diets Dodo birds are now extinct and have died out around

1691 AD

4 Megatherium Extinct 11000 Years

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A giant sloth that lived during the ice age

5 Passenger Pigeon Extinct since 1914

Passenger Pigeon is the most abundant bird species on earth Their extensive winter roosting

grounds along river bottoms in the Southern Appalachians are recalled in the names of two

rivers the Pigeon and the Little Pigeon

6 Carolina Parakeet Extinct since Early 1900s

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 58

Carolina Parakeet is the only member of the parrot family native to the eastern United States

Carolina Parakeet is a large colored bird about thirteen inches long with a yellow head and neck

and orange cheeks and forehead mostly bright green in color

7 Atrox Lion Extinct 25000 Years

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 68

This cat was about 14 larger than the African lion even bigger than the Siberian tiger It lived

from 25000 years ago to 10000 years ago in North America Fossil evidence indicates it had themost highly developed brain of any known cat

8 Irish Deer Extinct 7700 Years

The Irish Deer was the largest deer that ever lived The Giant Deer is famous for its size It livedin Eurasia from Ireland during the Late Pleistocene and early Holocene

9 Great Auk Extinct Since 1844

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 78

The Great Auk stands about 75 centimetres or 30-34 inches high and weighing around 5 kl It

was from the Atlantic The only species in the genus Pinguinus flightless giant auks survive

until recent times but is extinct today It was also known as garefowl or penguin

10 Tyrannosaurus Rex Extinct 65 Million Years

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Tyrannosaurus Rex measuring up to 433 feet long and 166 ft tall the estimated mass that goes

up to 7 tons It was one of the largest land carnivores of all time

__________

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A flightless bird from islands in the Indian Ocean with a black fluffy down and feathers greenish

yellow bill and black feet and related to pigeons and doves Theyrsquore weight ranged according toreproduction periods and seasonal diets Dodo birds are now extinct and have died out around

1691 AD

4 Megatherium Extinct 11000 Years

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 48

A giant sloth that lived during the ice age

5 Passenger Pigeon Extinct since 1914

Passenger Pigeon is the most abundant bird species on earth Their extensive winter roosting

grounds along river bottoms in the Southern Appalachians are recalled in the names of two

rivers the Pigeon and the Little Pigeon

6 Carolina Parakeet Extinct since Early 1900s

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 58

Carolina Parakeet is the only member of the parrot family native to the eastern United States

Carolina Parakeet is a large colored bird about thirteen inches long with a yellow head and neck

and orange cheeks and forehead mostly bright green in color

7 Atrox Lion Extinct 25000 Years

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 68

This cat was about 14 larger than the African lion even bigger than the Siberian tiger It lived

from 25000 years ago to 10000 years ago in North America Fossil evidence indicates it had themost highly developed brain of any known cat

8 Irish Deer Extinct 7700 Years

The Irish Deer was the largest deer that ever lived The Giant Deer is famous for its size It livedin Eurasia from Ireland during the Late Pleistocene and early Holocene

9 Great Auk Extinct Since 1844

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 78

The Great Auk stands about 75 centimetres or 30-34 inches high and weighing around 5 kl It

was from the Atlantic The only species in the genus Pinguinus flightless giant auks survive

until recent times but is extinct today It was also known as garefowl or penguin

10 Tyrannosaurus Rex Extinct 65 Million Years

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 88

Tyrannosaurus Rex measuring up to 433 feet long and 166 ft tall the estimated mass that goes

up to 7 tons It was one of the largest land carnivores of all time

__________

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 48

A giant sloth that lived during the ice age

5 Passenger Pigeon Extinct since 1914

Passenger Pigeon is the most abundant bird species on earth Their extensive winter roosting

grounds along river bottoms in the Southern Appalachians are recalled in the names of two

rivers the Pigeon and the Little Pigeon

6 Carolina Parakeet Extinct since Early 1900s

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 58

Carolina Parakeet is the only member of the parrot family native to the eastern United States

Carolina Parakeet is a large colored bird about thirteen inches long with a yellow head and neck

and orange cheeks and forehead mostly bright green in color

7 Atrox Lion Extinct 25000 Years

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 68

This cat was about 14 larger than the African lion even bigger than the Siberian tiger It lived

from 25000 years ago to 10000 years ago in North America Fossil evidence indicates it had themost highly developed brain of any known cat

8 Irish Deer Extinct 7700 Years

The Irish Deer was the largest deer that ever lived The Giant Deer is famous for its size It livedin Eurasia from Ireland during the Late Pleistocene and early Holocene

9 Great Auk Extinct Since 1844

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 78

The Great Auk stands about 75 centimetres or 30-34 inches high and weighing around 5 kl It

was from the Atlantic The only species in the genus Pinguinus flightless giant auks survive

until recent times but is extinct today It was also known as garefowl or penguin

10 Tyrannosaurus Rex Extinct 65 Million Years

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 88

Tyrannosaurus Rex measuring up to 433 feet long and 166 ft tall the estimated mass that goes

up to 7 tons It was one of the largest land carnivores of all time

__________

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 58

Carolina Parakeet is the only member of the parrot family native to the eastern United States

Carolina Parakeet is a large colored bird about thirteen inches long with a yellow head and neck

and orange cheeks and forehead mostly bright green in color

7 Atrox Lion Extinct 25000 Years

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 68

This cat was about 14 larger than the African lion even bigger than the Siberian tiger It lived

from 25000 years ago to 10000 years ago in North America Fossil evidence indicates it had themost highly developed brain of any known cat

8 Irish Deer Extinct 7700 Years

The Irish Deer was the largest deer that ever lived The Giant Deer is famous for its size It livedin Eurasia from Ireland during the Late Pleistocene and early Holocene

9 Great Auk Extinct Since 1844

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 78

The Great Auk stands about 75 centimetres or 30-34 inches high and weighing around 5 kl It

was from the Atlantic The only species in the genus Pinguinus flightless giant auks survive

until recent times but is extinct today It was also known as garefowl or penguin

10 Tyrannosaurus Rex Extinct 65 Million Years

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 88

Tyrannosaurus Rex measuring up to 433 feet long and 166 ft tall the estimated mass that goes

up to 7 tons It was one of the largest land carnivores of all time

__________

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 68

This cat was about 14 larger than the African lion even bigger than the Siberian tiger It lived

from 25000 years ago to 10000 years ago in North America Fossil evidence indicates it had themost highly developed brain of any known cat

8 Irish Deer Extinct 7700 Years

The Irish Deer was the largest deer that ever lived The Giant Deer is famous for its size It livedin Eurasia from Ireland during the Late Pleistocene and early Holocene

9 Great Auk Extinct Since 1844

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 78

The Great Auk stands about 75 centimetres or 30-34 inches high and weighing around 5 kl It

was from the Atlantic The only species in the genus Pinguinus flightless giant auks survive

until recent times but is extinct today It was also known as garefowl or penguin

10 Tyrannosaurus Rex Extinct 65 Million Years

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 88

Tyrannosaurus Rex measuring up to 433 feet long and 166 ft tall the estimated mass that goes

up to 7 tons It was one of the largest land carnivores of all time

__________

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 78

The Great Auk stands about 75 centimetres or 30-34 inches high and weighing around 5 kl It

was from the Atlantic The only species in the genus Pinguinus flightless giant auks survive

until recent times but is extinct today It was also known as garefowl or penguin

10 Tyrannosaurus Rex Extinct 65 Million Years

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 88

Tyrannosaurus Rex measuring up to 433 feet long and 166 ft tall the estimated mass that goes

up to 7 tons It was one of the largest land carnivores of all time

__________

822019 10 Amazing Extinct Animals

httpslidepdfcomreaderfull10-amazing-extinct-animals 88

Tyrannosaurus Rex measuring up to 433 feet long and 166 ft tall the estimated mass that goes

up to 7 tons It was one of the largest land carnivores of all time

__________