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Extinct organisms that are represented with sequence data at GenBank

• Alaria clathrata

• Leiopelma markhami
• Uperoleia marmorata (marbled toadlet)

• Aepyornis hildebrandti
• Aepyornis maximus
• Aepyornis sp.
• Aepyornis sp. Beloha-15180-16152
• Anomalopteryx didiformis (little bush moa)
• Aptornis defossor (South Island adzebill)
• Aptornis otidiformis
• Ara tricolor
• Branta sp. giant Hawaiian goose (Giant Hawaiian goose)
• Cabalus modestus (Chatham rail)
• Caloenas maculata
• Campephilus imperialis (Imperial woodpecker)
• Camptorhynchus labradorius (Labrador duck)
• Chaetoptila angustipluma
• Columba jouyi
• Conuropsis carolinensis
• Conuropsis carolinensis carolinensis
• Coragyps occidentalis
• Dinornis giganteus (giant moa)
• Dinornis novaezealandiae (large bush moa)
• Dinornis robustus
• Dinornis sp.
• Dinornis struthoides (slender bush moa)
• Ectopistes migratorius
• Emeus crassus (eastern moa)
• Eudyptes warhami
• Euryapteryx curtus (costal moa)
• Euryapteryx gravis
• Fulica chathamensis (New Zealand coot)
• Gallirallus pendiculentus
• Gallirallus ripleyi
• Gallirallus temptatus
• Harpagornis moorei (New Zealand giant eagle)
• Heteralocha acutirostris (huia)
• Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii (Dieffenbach's rail)
• Megadyptes antipodes richdalei
• Megadyptes waitaha (Waitaha Penguin)
• Megalapteryx benhami
• Megalapteryx didinus (South Island Tokoweka)
• Moho apicalis
• Moho bishopi
• Moho braccatus
• Moho nobilis
• Mullerornis agilis
• Mullerornis modestus
• Mullerornis sp. Beloha-15181-16151
• Nesillas aldabrana
• Nestor chathamensis
• Pachyanas chathamica
• Pachyornis australis (crested moa)
• Pachyornis elephantopus (heavy-footed moa)
• Pachyornis geranoides (stout-legged Moa)
• Pachyornis mappini (Mappin's moa)
• Pachyplichas yaldwyni
• Pampusana salamonis
• Pezophaps solitaria (Rodriguez solitaire)
• Pinguinus impennis (great auk)
• Psephotellus pulcherrimus
• Psittacula exsul
• Pterodroma rupinarum
• Puffinus olsoni
• Puffinus spelaeus
• Raphus cucullatus (dodo)
• Sceloglaux albifacies
• Thambetochen chauliodous (moa-nalo)
• Turnagra capensis (South Island piopio)
• Turnagra capensis capensis
• Turnagra capensis minor

• Coregonus gutturosus

• Metacopina sp. BOLD:AAG4600

• Brachylophosaurus canadensis
• Tyrannosaurus rex

• Hesperelaea palmeri
• Hymenaea protera
• Magnolia latahensis
• Persea pseudocarolinensis

• Libanorhinus succinus (a beetle from Lebanese amber 120-135 mya)
• Mastotermes electrodominicus (a termite from Dominican amber 25-40 mya)
• Melanoplus spretus (Rocky Mountain grasshopper)

• Gallotia goliath
• Gallotia simonyi simonyi (Roque Chico de Salmor giant lizard)
• Vipera latastei ebusitana

• Acratocnus sp. SLP-2019
• Acratocnus ye
• Antillomys rayi
• Archaeolemur edwardsi (giant lemur)
• Archaeolemur majori (giant lemur)
• Arctodus simus (giant short-faced bear)
• Arctotherium sp.
• Bettongia anhydra
• Bison antiquus (ancient bison)
• Bison priscus (steppe bison)
• Bison schoetensacki
• Bootherium bombifrons
• Boromys offella
• Bovidae sp. Sembel
• Brotomys voratus
• Caloprymnus campestris (desert rat kangaroo)
• Camelops cf. hesternus PDH-2015
• Camelops hesternus
• Camelops sp. IMNH 2027/14846
• Camelus knoblochi
• Canis dirus
• Canis lupus hodophilax (Japaneese wolf)
• Canis lupus mogollonensis
• Canis lupus nubilus
• Canis rufus floridanus
• Canis rufus gregoryi
• Castoroides ohioensis
• Chaeropus ecaudatus (pig-footed bandicoot)
• Chaeropus ecaudatus ecaudatus
• Coelodonta antiquitatis (woolly rhinoceros)
• Conilurus albipes
• Crocuta crocuta spelaea
• Dasypus bellus
• Doedicurus sp.
• Dusicyon australis
• Dusicyon avus
• Elasmodontomys obliquus
• Elasmotherium sibiricum
• Elephas antiquus
• Elephas antiquus falconeri (Tilo island dwarf elephant)
• Elephas cypriotes (Pygmy Elephant)
• Elephas maximus asurus (Syrian elephant)
• Elephas sp. NHMC 20.2.2.1
• Equus capensis
• Equus dalianensis
• Equus hemionus hemippus
• Equus hemionus hydruntinus
• Equus hydruntinus (European ass)
• Equus lambei
• Equus neogeus
• Equus ovodovi
• Equus scotti
• Equus sp. LLO-2009a
• Geocapromys columbianus
• Glossotherium robustum
• Glyptodon sp. SLP-2019
• Hadropithecus stenognathus (giant lemur)
• Haringtonhippus francisci
• Hippidion devillei
• Hippidion principale
• Hippidion saldiasi (Pleistocene horse from South America)
• Hippidion sp.
• Hippidion sp. CDM28/6c-780
• Hippidion sp. CLS142563
• Hippidion sp. CLS144887
• Hippidion sp. CLV
• Hippidion sp. MLP6-272
• Hippidion sp. TA14001
• Hippopotamus minor
• Hippotragus leucophaeus (blue antelope)
• Homo heidelbergensis
• Homo sapiens neanderthalensis (Neanderthal man)
• Homo sapiens subsp. 'Denisova'
• Homotherium latidens
• Homotherium serum (Scimitar-toothed cat)
• Hydrodamalis gigas (Steller's sea cow)
• Hypnomys morpheus
• Lasiopodomys anglicus
• Leporillus apicalis
• Lophiomys imhausi maremortum
• Lutra nippon
• Macrauchenia patachonica
• Macrauchenia sp. FW-2014
• Macrauchenia sp. MW-2017
• Macrotis leucura
• Macrotis leucura minor
• Macrotis leucura miselius
• Malpaisomys insularis
• Mammut americanum (American mastodon)
• Mammuthus columbi
• Mammuthus exilis
• Mammuthus jeffersonii
• Mammuthus primigenius (woolly mammoth)
• Mammuthus sp.
• Mammuthus sp. ADYCHA
• Mammuthus sp. Bechan Cave
• Mammuthus sp. KC-2021
• Mammuthus sp. KRESTOVKA
• Megaladapis sp. (giant lemur)
• Megaloceros giganteus (Irish elk)
• Megaloceros sp. Ari115
• Megaloceros sp. Ari120
• Megaloceros sp. Ari123
• Megaloceros sp. Ari124
• Megaloceros sp. Ari126
• Megaloceros sp. Ari3
• Megaloceros sp. Ari34
• Megaloceros sp. Ari35
• Megaloceros sp. Ari4
• Megaloceros sp. Ari5
• Megaloceros sp. Ari57
• Megaloceros sp. Ari66
• Megaloceros sp. Ari79
• Megaloceros sp. Ari9
• Megaloceros sp. Aria46
• Megalomys desmarestii
• Megalomys luciae
• Megalonyx jeffersonii
• Megatherium americanum
• Miracinonyx trumani (American cheetah-like cat)
• Mylodon darwinii (ground sloth)
• Myotragus balearicus (Balearic islands cave goat)
• Neocnus comes
• Neocnus dousman
• Neomonachus tropicalis
• Nesiotites hidalgo
• Neuryurus rudis
• Neuryurus sp. MPM2019
• Notamacropus greyi
• Nothrotheriops shastensis (Shasta ground sloth)
• Notiomastodon platensis
• Notomys amplus
• Notomys longicaudatus
• Notomys macrotis
• Oreamnos harringtoni
• Ototylomys sp. TAGG-2014
• Pachylemur jullyi
• Palaeoloxodon sp.
• Palaeopropithecus ingens
• Palaeopropithecus maximus
• Palaeopropithecus sp. KPK-2005
• Palaeopropithecus sp. UA4466
• Palaeopropithecus sp. UA6184
• Panthera leo atrox (American cave lion)
• Panthera onca mesembrina (Patagonian panther)
• Panthera spelaea (cave lion)
• Panthera tigris virgata
• Paramylodon harlani
• Parocnus serus
• Pennatomys nivalis
• Platygonus compressus
• Potorous platyops (broad-faced potoroo)
• Prolagus sardus
• Protemnodon anak
• Rattus macleari
• Rattus nativitatis
• Scelidodon sp. SLP-2019
• Scelidotherium sp. SLP-2019
• Simosthenurus occidentalis
• Sinomegaceros cf. ordosianus
• Sinomegaceros ordosianus
• Sinomegaceros pachyosteus
• Smilodon fatalis (saber-toothed cat)
• Smilodon populator (Greater saber-toothed cat)
• Stephanorhinus cf. kirchbergensis PH-2017
• Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis
• Thylacinus cynocephalus (Tasmanian wolf)
• Toxodon sp. FW-2014
• Ursus deningeri
• Ursus ingressus (Gamssulzen cave bear)
• Ursus kanivetz
• Ursus kudarensis (Kudaro cave bear)
• Ursus kudarensis kudarensis
• Ursus kudarensis praekudarensis
• Ursus rossicus
• Ursus spelaeus (cave bear)
• Ursus spelaeus eremus
• Xenothrix mcgregori
• Zalophus japonicus

• Achatinella livida
• Favartia macgintyi

• Chelonoidis alburyorum
• Cylindraspis indica
• Cylindraspis inepta
• Cylindraspis peltastes
• Cylindraspis triserrata
• Cylindraspis vosmaeri