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Can You Tell Me Some Plants And Animals That Are Already Extinct Or About To?

I just want to know that which animals and plants are already extinct like the dinosaurs ,or are on the verge of extinction. I at least want 10 names of plants and animals.

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    PLANTS:
    Following are the extinct plants.


        
    1. Cooksonia sp. (Silurian)

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    3. Rhynia sp. (Silurian)

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    5. Drepanophycus sp. (Devonian)

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    7. Psilophyton sp. (Devonian)

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    9. Sigillaria sp. (Carboniferous)

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    11. Lepidodendron sp. (Carboniferous)

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    13. Calamites sp. (Carboniferous)

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    15. Cordaites sp. (Permian)

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    17. Glossopteris sp. (Permian)

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    19. Araucarioxylon sp. (Triassic)


    Animals:
    Following are the extinct animals


        
    1. North African Elephant, Loxodonta africana pharaoensis (300, North Africa)

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    3. Algerian Wild Ass, Asinus atlanticus (300, North Africa)

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    5. Bluebuck or Blue Antelope, Hippotragus leucophaeus (1799, South Africa)

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    7. Atlas Bear, Ursus arctos crowtheri (1844, North Africa)

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    9. Lesser Mascarene Flying Fox, Pteropus subniger (1862, Réunion)

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    11. Quagga, Equus quagga quagga (1883, South Africa)

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    13. Cape Warthog, Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus (1900, South Africa)

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    15. North African Aurochs, Bos primigenius mauretanicus (Unknown date, North Africa)

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    17. Bubal Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus (North Africa)

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    19. Cape Serval, Leptailurus serval serval (South Africa)


    Birds:


        
    1. Aldabra Brush-Warbler, Nesillas aldabrana (Seychelles)

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    3. Aepyornis or Great Elephant Bird, Aepyornis maximus (Madagascar)

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    5. Ascension Flightless Crake, Atlantisia elpenor (St Helena)

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    7. Broad-billed Parrot, Lophopsittacus mauritianus (Mauritius)

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    9. Delalande's Coua, Coua delalandei (Madagascar)

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    11. Dodo, Raphus cucullatus (Mauritius)

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    13. Large St Helena Petrel, Pterodroma rupinarum (St Helena)

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    15. Mauritius Blue Pigeon, Alectroenas nitidissima (Mauritius)

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    17. Mascarene Coot, Fulica newtoni (Réunion, Mauritius)

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    Nidar 

    answered 2 years ago

    Wow!!!!!! A very very fabulous answer nidar.Thanx for your favor. But can you tell me where to get their pictures?????????
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    Shefali_s

    Shefali_s

    commented 2 years ago

    I have given link in the last of my answer. Click on it. You will find it. Apart from that, you can type the above mentioned names on google image search, fand find the pic of desired specie. Thanks for your compliments.
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    Nidar

    Nidar

    commented 2 years ago

         
         

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