Extinct Animals
Definition of Extinct Animals Hierarchical Category as it relates to Animals, Prehistoric Animals
A group of species that once existed on earth but are no longer present, often due to environmental changes, predation pressures or human activities. This category also includes prehistoric animals that lived in different geological eras and are known only through fossil records. These animals no longer have any living representatives.
Child Hierarchical Categories
Burrowing Animals
Carnivorous Animals
Desert Animals
Forest Animals
Freshwater Animals
Grassland Animals
Herbivorous Animals
Migratory Animals
Mountain Animals
Omnivorous Animals
Polar Animals
Prehistoric Birds
Prehistoric Fish
Prehistoric Invertebrates
Prehistoric Mammals
Prehistoric Reptiles
Rainforest Animals
Rare Animals
Saltwater Animals
Savanna Animals
Tropical Animals