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Ok people, I need to think of an extinct species of animal that I can find a good deal of research on and isn't a dinosaur or a dodo or anything too stereotypical and I need your help.

This is for a biology course I'm taking right now.

Ideas?
>> Anonymous
Do the Western Black Rhinoceras
>> Anonymous
Supercroc, moa, woolly rhinocerous, giant beaver. I have an affection for megafauna.

Also, the passenger pigeon. They once numbered 9 billion in north america. Mass huntings worked too well, and the last one finally died after failing to find a mate.
>> OP
I'd preferably want something modern.
>> Anonymous
I second the giant beaver
>> Anonymous
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quagga
>> Anonymous
Do the thylicinus(not sure on the spelling, google it they'll probably correct me) man, its also known as the tigerwolf, and i think it's pretty recent, they aren't even 100% sure that the species is extinct, more like 99.8%, also some scientists have a pickled thylicinus pup in a jar, its both cool, and should be easy to find info on since it was with scientists, hell it was even in a documentary or some shit. plus it has an awesome nickname, seriously, the tigerwolf.
>> Anonymous
First I was gonna go with Moa, but someone said that already. Then I was gonna go with Quagga, but now that's here too...


...Steller's Sea Cow?
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great auk?
>> Anonymous
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Andrewsarchus. Despite being a voracious predator, it's descendants are in fact, some of the most harmless herbivores on the planet: sheep.
>> Anonymous
>>315996
But that would mean ungulates in general came from this guy. If you're right, it's adorable, but I'm not so sure you have the right creature there...
>> Anonymous
Tasmanian tiger.
>> Anonymous
>>315996
It's not the ancestor of any living hoofed mammals, just an unusual offshoot of them...
>> Anonymous
BIG FOOT
>> Anonymous
>>316040

If it's an offshoot, it's not an ancestor. Being further back in a "family tree" doesn't necissarily mean that they are they progenitor of later species.
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Giant ground sloth!
>> Anonymous
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Thylacine/Tasmanian tiger
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glyptodont
Armadillo the size of a VW beetle with a mace for a tail
>> Anonymous
Marsupial Lion, Thylacoleo carnifex.
>> Liska !!LIVFOETqL8j
Go for a species of tortoise, they're cool. There are some of them that are extinct
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MEGALODON ALL OTHER ANSWERS ARE UNACCEPTABLE!
>> Anonymous
>>316167
That's not megalodon, though.
>> Anonymous
modern stuff? Wasn't there some chinese dolphin specie that was officially declared extinct like, last year or something?
>> Gunlord !.YMO7aNBcQ
carolina parakeet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Parakeet

North America's only native wild parrot species, went extinct due to competition from farmers.
>> Anonymous
>>316168
i´ts another type pf prehistoric giant whiteshark??
>> Anonymous
http://www.bluelion.org/recently_extinct.htm
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Although listed as officially extinct, there are those that believe the thylacine may still exist. Although there is no hard evidence of the continued existence of thylacines, there have been several sightings reported. The most recent report to make headlines was the 2005 reputed sighting and photograph taken by a German tourist. With the recent discoveries of previously unknown species in southeast Asia and the confirmed continued existence of the ivory billed woodpecker, it is not difficult to believe that in a state which is mostly wildlife preserve, a remnant population of thylacines might still exist.
>> Anonymous
>>316186
Cretoxyrhina mantelli

Actually it's just a prehistoric shark, not a real giant nor a white shark. It grew about 7 meters long. Though prehistoric, Megalodon was much, much more recent, appearing only 18 million years ago, so it could not have eaten any Cretaceous sea beasts.
>> Anonymous
I vaguely remember reading/watching something about a gigantic hell pig with hideous protrusions all over its face. It was extremely violent, both to prey and members of its own species.

Does anyone remember the beastie I'm talking about or do I need to cut back on the wacky baccy?
>> Anonymous
>>316217


Found it, with no help from you lazy fucks. Entelodont, from 25 million years ago.
>> Anonymous
>>316170
Not "there aren't any more" extinct, but extinct in the fact that there aren't enough estimated to be able to reproduce their way out of extenction.
>> Anonymous
Thylacio Smilius or something like that; it's a prehistoric marsupial that resembled a sabretooth tiger.
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Kakapo.

Worlds largest breed of Parakeet. Its the size of a fucking small dog. Cool little birds, and theres only about 90 or so of them left. They were nearly wiped out of their native island by the introduction of cats, dogs, rats, and humans.

but some scientists gathered up every single one they could find, and moved them to a new island, and keep an eye on them.