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  2. Extinction - Wikipedia

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    The relationship between animals and their ecological niches has been firmly established. [8] A typical species becomes extinct within 10 million years of its first appearance, [5] although some species, called living fossils, survive with little to no morphological change for hundreds of millions of years.

  3. List of recently extinct mammals - Wikipedia

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    A species is declared extinct after exhaustive surveys of all potential habitats eliminate all reasonable doubt that the last individual of a species, whether in the wild or in captivity, has died. [15] Recently extinct species are defined by the IUCN as becoming extinct after 1500 CE. [1]

  4. List of North American animals extinct in the Holocene

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    This is a list of North American animals extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before present (about 9700 BCE) [A] and continues to the present day. [1] Recently extinct animals in the West Indies and Hawaii are in their own respective lists.

  5. Bird species thought to be extinct in first recorded case - AOL

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    He said that while declaring a species extinct too soon could lead to the removal of potentially beneficial conservation efforts, prolonged investment in already extinct species could waste ...

  6. Lists of extinct species - Wikipedia

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    List of African animals extinct in the Holocene. List of Madagascar and Indian Ocean Island animals extinct in the Holocene; List of Macaronesian animals extinct in the Holocene; List of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha animals extinct in the Holocene; List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene; List of European species extinct ...

  7. 21 species no longer endangered — because they’re extinct ...

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    Eight of the extinct bird species were found in Hawaii, including the Po`ouli, which was last seen in 2004. The Po`ouli is the most recently seen species of all 21 animals on the list.

  8. ‘Resurrection science’ is gaining steam, but are scientists ...

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    Advocates say resurrecting extinct animals is attracting new investors with deep pockets to conservation. The scientific field pushes the boundaries of biotechnology in a way that will make it ...

  9. Neontology - Wikipedia

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    A taxon can be classified as extinct if it is broadly agreed or certified that no members of the group are still alive. Conversely, an extinct taxon can be reclassified as extant if there are new discoveries of living species ("Lazarus species"), or if previously known extant species are reclassified as members of the taxon.