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Jan 1, 1000
Moa-Nalo
This large, herbivorous Hawaiian duck went extinct around 1000AD -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
Recently extinct fossils
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Jan 1, 1320
Megaladapis, or koala lemur
These Lemurs lived in Madagasscar and were tree climbers. They averaged around 3 feet tall. -
Jan 1, 1360
Nesophontes
These ancient shrews were native to Cuba and other southern Hispanic countries. -
Jan 1, 1440
Palaeopropithecus
This Madagasscar lemur is closely related to those we see today. -
Aurochs
These large wild cattle once roamed Europe, Asia, and Africa. -
Dodo
This flightless bird primarily lived on the island of Mauritius. -
Tahiti sandpiper
Only one museum has fossils of this small bird! -
Sardinian pika
This creature resembled a giant rabbit and was native to the islands or Sardinia and Corsica. -
Lord Howe swamphen
This bird, which is though to have been flightless, is native to Australia. -
Mauritius blue pigeon
This bird lived on Mascarene Island and was about a foot long. -
Great auk
This penguin related bird lived about the rocky waters of the North Atlantic. -
Broad-faced potoroo
These marsupials once lived in Australia. -
Quagga
This creature was a subspecies of zebra which lived in South Africa. It was only slightly over 4 feet tall. -
Eastern Hare-Wallaby
Once native to Australia. -
Newfoundland Wolf
This wolf was a medium sized subspecies of gray wolf. -
Carolina Parakeet
These brightly colored birds once lived in the USA. -
Desert rat-kangaroo
This small marsupial once lived in Australia. -
Thylacine
This carnivorous marsupial once lived in Australia. -
Toolache Wallaby
These animals once lived in groups in Australia. -
Caspain Tiger
This tiger once lived in cental Asia. -
Japanese sea lion
This mammal lived typically in the Sea of Japan. -
Golden toad
This small toad was bright orange and lived in Costa Rica. -
Eastern Cougar
This large cat was related to both cougars and panthers. -
Pinta Island Tortoise
This tortoise once lived on Ecuador's Pinta Island.
