Extinct Cenozoic Mammals 1-24
22 entries in the Extinct Cenozoic Mammals compendium.
AepycamelusExtinct high camel of Miocene North America.AmbulocetusAn early walking whale that bridged land and sea.American lionExtinct North American pantherine cat, larger than modern lions.AmphicyonExtinct bear-dog carnivorans from the Miocene epoch.AmphicyonidaeExtinct bear-dogs were early large carnivorans spanning 35 million years.AndrewsarchusExtinct artiodactyl known from a large skull found in China.AnoplotheriidaeExtinct Palaeogene artiodactyls endemic to western Europe.AnoplotheriumAn extinct Palaeogene artiodactyl that pioneered palaeontological methods.AnthracotheriidaeExtinct hippopotamus-like ungulates possibly ancestral to hippos and whales.AnthracotheriumExtinct coal-beast artiodactyl ancestral to hippos.ArsinoitheriumExtinct horned mammal related to elephants and manatees.AurochsExtinct wild ancestor of modern domestic cattle.BasilosaurusEarly whale once mistaken for a giant reptile.BorophagusExtinct bone-crushing canid that dominated North America for millions of years.BrontotheriidaeExtinct perissodactyls that dominated the Eocene as large herbivores.CainotheriidaeExtinct European artiodactyls with rabbit-like traits and large ear bullae.Cave bearPrehistoric bear that lived in caves and was largely herbivorous.Cave hyenaExtinct Eurasian apex predator related to the spotted hyena.ChalicotheriidaeExtinct clawed perissodactyls specialized for browsing vegetation.ChalicotheriumExtinct knuckle-walking herbivore with long clawed forelimbs.Columbian mammothA large Pleistocene mammoth that coexisted with Paleoindians in North America.CoryphodonExtinct pantodont known for tiny brain and semi-aquatic lifestyle.
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