Extinction

【Life of the Quaternary】Elephant Bird – The Closest Relative of a Bird Weighing Hundreds of Kilograms Is the Kiwi

Prehistoric Life

【Life of the Quaternary】Dire Wolf – It Looked Like a Wolf, but Its DNA Split from Wolves 5.7 Million Years Ago

Prehistoric Life

【Life of the Quaternary】Woolly Mammoth – The Last Herd Began With Eight Animals, and Its Genes Did Not Finish It

Prehistoric Life

【Life of the Quaternary】Smilodon – Long Sabers, and a Bite a Third as Strong as a Lion’s

Prehistoric Life

【Life of the Quaternary】Steller’s Sea Cow – The Herd Recorded Alive Was the Last Remnant of a Species That Once Spanned the North Pacific

Prehistoric Life