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Extinct Species

Protemnodon Phorusrhacidae Eoanseranas handae Asiavis phosphatica Scopelortyx klinghardtensis Homotherium latidens Oncorhynchus rastrosus Arthropleura Saber-toothed Tiger Sloths Heracles inexpectatus Megalodon Gigantopithecus Gigantopithecus' Diet Gigantopithecus' Relatives Giant Kangaroos Snake Fossils Giant Sloths Rhinos Megafauna Australian Megafauna Miotadorna sanctibathansi Notiomastodon platensis Longipteryx chaoyangensis Parviraptoridae Chenoanas Elephant Birds Woolly Rhinoceros Viti Levu Giant Pigeon Mioryaba Woolly Rhino Barawertornis tedfordi Plioperdix Megafauna Birds Cenozoic Birds Genyornis newtoni Gracilisuchid Benggwigwishingasuchus eremicarminis Ontocetus posti Dicynodonts Moa

Genome of Near-Extinction Woolly Rhino Sequenced From Ancient Wolf’s Stomach

Genetic stability right up to the species’ disappearance indicates a swift, warming-driven population crash.

Landmark Study Chronicles 35-Million-Year Evolution and Extinction of Sloths