There have been many fascinating and unusual animals that have gone extinct throughout history. Here are ten of the most interesting extinct animals:
A bird-like dinosaur with wings and feathers that lived during the Late Jurassic period.
A giant shark with teeth that could be up to seven inches long, that lived during the Cenozoic era.
An armored mammal with a large, domed shell that lived in South America during the Pleistocene epoch.
A large, predatory bird with a wingspan of over nine feet that lived in New Zealand.
A saber-toothed marsupial with long, curved canine teeth and a powerful bite that lived in South America during the Pleistocene epoch.
A giant snake that lived during the Paleocene epoch, growing up to 50 feet in length and over a ton in weight.
A large, hairy mammal with an elongated horn that lived during the Ice Age, adapted to living in cold environments.
A large, extinct mammal with a height of over 18 feet that lived during the Oligocene epoch.
A large, carnivorous mammal with a massive skull and powerful jaws that lived during the Eocene epoch.
A prehistoric elephant with long, curved tusks that pointed downwards that lived during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs, adapted to feeding on vegetation that grew close to the ground.
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