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Extinct Animals

 Extinct since mid to late 17th century  Lived on one tiny island Dodo

Passenger Pigeon  Once most common bird in North America  Flocks with more than a billion birds took several days to pass by  Last one died 1914 in a zoo

Tasmanian Tiger  Last known specimen died in captivity in 1936

Dinosaurs T-Rex Brachiosaurus

How many Dinosaurs were there?

Here is a list of all known dinosaurs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dinosaurs

Trilobites 17 000 known species!

Meganeura  Giant dragonfly with a 2.5ft wingspan

Armored Fish Dunkleosteus  20ft long, 2000lbs

Megalodon  Giant shark likely around 49ft long

Mosasaurus  49ft long ocean lizard

Pterosaurs  Some had a 33ft wingspan

Wooly Mammoth  About the size of an elephant, but with fur 3ft long

Sabre-toothed Tiger  Weighed up to 880 lbs (Lions weigh 550lbs)

Giant Ground Sloth  20ft tall standing on its hind legs

Baluchitherium   Largest land mammal ever known 25ft tall

“Terror Birds”  Flightless birds 10ft tall

Countless more….

  One day do a google search for extinct animals and see what you can find There are so many…and those are just the ones that we know about!