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Dodo
The dodo is an extinct, flightless bird that lived on an island in the Indian Ocean near Africa.

Mammoth
Mammoths were extinct elephants that lived during the last Ice Ages.

Pteranodon
Big, flying meat-eating reptile from the late Cretaceous period.

Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived from about 230 million to 65 million years ago.

Ekaltadeta
A huge, extinct, meat-eating rat-kangaroo from Australia.

1The quagga is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra, which was once found in great numbers in South Africa's Cape Province and the southern part of the Orange Free State. It was distinguished from other zebras by having the usual vivid stripes on the front part of the body only. In the mid-section, the stripes faded and the dark, inter-stripe spaces became wider, and the hindquarters were a plain brown. The name comes from a Khoikhoi word for zebra and is onomatopoeic, being said to resemble the quagga's call.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quagga
2.Bos primigenius primigenius
Linnaeus gave the European domesticated cattle breeds its scientific name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758. He knew that the wild ancestor of domesticated cattle breeds had lived in Europe and maybe still lived at the time. We know this because he had classified 'urus' (= aurochs) under the same species name. Linnaeus saw the aurochs and the European domesticated cattle as one and the same species. In the time of Linnaeus the memory of the aurochs was almost completely disappeared. There was some confusion and discussion on the number of wild cattle species that existed in Europe. Like Bojanus, some said that only one species existed, namely the European bison or wisent (Bison bonasus). Others said that there were two species, namely the European bison and the aurochs. In the beginning of the 19th century many bones of aurochs were excavated and one complete skeleton existed. Bojanus named a new species from this skeleton: Bos primigenius Bojanus, 1827. (Van Vuure, 2003)

http://www.petermaas.nl/extinct/speciesinfo/aurochs.htm
3.Monachus tropicalis

Very little scientific information was gathered before the Caribbean monk seal disappeared. Males are thought to have reached a length of 2,1 to 2,4 metres; females may have been slightly smaller. The backs of adult seals were brown with a grey tinge. The underside was pale yellow, as was the muzzle. The fur of newborns was long and dark. Evidence suggests that the pups were weighing between 16 and 18 kg, and measuring up to 1m in length.

Range & Habitat The Caribbean monk seal once inhabited the Caribbean Sea, northwest to the Gulf of Mexico, as well as from the Bahamas to the Yucatan Peninsula, south along the Central American coast and east to the northern Antilles. Extralimital records from the southeastern United States also exist.

Reproduction All monk seals rest and give birth on sandy coasts, on remote islands or undisturbed beaches of the mainland. Evidence suggests that the pups were born in December.

History & Population
The last century was the final one for the Caribbean or West Indian monk seal. Exploited by European man, the 15-million-year-old seal has just lived its final millennium.

http://home.conceptsfa.nl/~pmaas/rea/caribbeanmonkseal.htm
4.Pinguinus impennis

This 75-cm auk, which was the only auk that was unable to fly due to the atrophy of its wings, became known as the 'penguin of the north'. Although not a penguin, it resembled these flightless birds of the Southern Hemisphere not only with its small wings, but also with its black back, white abdomen, and upright posture. The word 'penguin' itself is derived from the Celtic name of the Great Auk. Distinctive features of the Great Auk are a black, grooved bill, brown on the sides of the head, neck and throat, and a large white patch in the front of the eyes.

Range & Habitat The largest of the Auks, the Great Auk or Garefowl, lived in large colonies spread along the rocky coasts of the North Atlantic Ocean. The Great Auk migrated in the winter as far south as Florida and southern Spain. About a thousand years ago it ranged from Canada to Norway, United Kingdom and Ireland. Bones dating from the Ice Ages have been found as far south as Florida and the Mediterranean. In historical times the Great Auk also occurred in the North Sea area. Excavations of a roman settlement near Velsen, Holland, revealed a skeleton of the Great Auk. There have been found also some bones in Rotterdam, Holland.

http://home.conceptsfa.nl/~pmaas/rea/greatauk.htm
5.Thylacinus cynocephalus
The Tasmanian Aboriginals called the Tasmanian Tiger coorinna, loarinna, laoonana, or lagunta. These native names did not achieve any popular usage and disappeared with the extinction of the Tasmanian Aborigines. G.P. Harris, who authored the scientific description of the Tasmanian tiger, focused on the structure of the animal's head and in April, 1807 named the species Didelphis cynocephala, which translates to "dog-headed opossum". The Parisian zoologist E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, in 1809, assigned the Tasmanian tiger to the genus Dasyurus along with the marsupial "martens" (quolls). Unsatisfied with this classification, Conrad Jacob Temminck created (in 1827) (or 1824 according to some references) the genus name that we use today, Thylacinus. The species established by G.P. Harris (cynocephalus) remains valid.

Characteristics The Tasmanian tiger or Thylacine was by far the largest carnivorous marsupial of recent times. Its overall appearance is very canid-like. Total body length is around 1 meter. The tail length is around 50-65 cm. The tail itself is very thick close to the body and quickly tapers to a point. It is around 60 cm in height at the shoulder. The upper body is brownish/grey with a pale underside. There are 13-19 black vertical stripes that run from the mid-back to the base of the tail. The face is grey with white markings around the eyes. The fur is short and thick. Their skull has a length of 22 cm and the dental formula is: i 4/3, c 1/1, pm 3/3, m 4/4. Tasmanian tiger's long canines, shearing premolars, and grinding molars, all of which are quite similar to those of dogs. The feet are padded and leave a five-toed print. The females pouch is located by her tail and has a fold of skin covering the four mammae.

http://www.petermaas.nl/extinct/speciesinfo/tasmaniantiger.htm