Extinct animals that once roamed our planet
James Draven
24 July 2024
The wildlife we’ve lost forever
Hugo Salais, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Trilobite
Museum de Toulouse, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Dunkleosteus
IJReid, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Dimetrodon
H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Pteranodon
JJonahJackalope, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Mosasaurus
Heinrich Harder, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Quetzalcoatlus
Johnson Mortimer, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Triceratops
Camille Gevaudan, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Jason M Ramos, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Megalodon
Hugo Salais, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Diprotodon
Photographer: Michelle McFarlaneMuseum Victoria, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Homo neanderthalensis
Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
American lion
Sergiodlarosa, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Glyptodon
Hutchinson, H. N.; Knight, Charles Robert; Smit, Joseph; Woodward, Alice B., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Mastodon
Wikipedia Loves Art participant "The_Wookies", CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Smilodon
Dantheman9758 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Megatherium
Biodiversity Heritage Library, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Woolly mammoth
Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Irish elk
Gyik Toma (Tommy the paleobear) from Romania, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Moa
John Megahan, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Auroch
Charles Hamilton Smith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Dodo
BazzaDaRambler, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Steller's sea cow
Biodiversity Heritage Library, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Great auk
John James Audubon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Falkland Islands Wolf
Kane Fleury/© Otago Museum/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 4.0
Labrador duck
James St. John, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Quagga
Stefano Bolognini, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Delcourt’s Giant Gecko
Musee d'Histoire Naturelle de Lille, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Passenger pigeon
James St. John, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Tasmanian tiger
Biodiversity Heritage Library, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Caribbean monk seal
Wikimedia Commons/Public domain
Japanese sea lion
Nkensei, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Golden toad
Charles H. Smithvergrobert von Aglarech, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Pyrenean ibex
Museum de Toulouse, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Caspian Tiger
Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
Chinese River Dolphin
WILDLIFE GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo
Western Black Rhinoceros
Senckenberg Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Pinta Giant Tortoise
Arturo de Frias Marques, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bramble Cay Melomys
State of Queensland, CC BY 3.0 AU, via Wikimedia Commons
Javan tiger
Andries Hoogerwerf, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle
John Edward Gray and/or G.H. Ford, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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