Cool extinct lads

[The_biscuits_532]

Back at it again with the general wildlife appreciation threads!

Dinos and all the other guys, drop them below

Here's Archaeoindris, a Lemur that convergently evolved to look like a Gorilla. I like to believe if they survived a few more million years they might become literal anthros. I mean, Gorillas are only 9 million years away from Humans

Big boye

Here's another big monke. Specifically the biggest monke, Gigantopithecus. They made Louis one in the Jungle Book remake, I guess because its both more accurate (Orangutans aren't native to India), and because big monke action scene.

Some people think the Yeti is one

 

[Marius Merganser]

The New Zealand merganser went extinct January 9, 1902 when some [your worst expletive] shot the last two.

 

[Frank Gulotta]

Let's go with a classic. Arthropleura

or the embodiement of life's Sweet Sixteen

 

[aomagrat]

The Carolina Parakeet. Once ranged from New York to the Gulf of Mexico and as far west to Colorado. The last known specimen died at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1918.

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[Mambi]

Let's go with a classic. Arthropleura View attachment 101141 or the embodiement of life's Sweet Sixteen

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <the cat runs to get a hatchet out of sheer reflex>

 

[Kit H. Ruppell]

King Dedede

 

[Netanye Dakabi]

King Dedede
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these would probably be really dangerous to humans.

penguins can have a terrible attitude.

 

[The_biscuits_532]

"you the bacon now bitch"

 

[Yastreb]

Thylacine

The last confirmed one died in captivity in 1936, but they may have survived in the wild for a while longer.

 

[Borophagus Metropolis]

I might be extinct, but I'm right here.

 

[Marius Merganser]

This is a Labrador duck, last seen in 1878 in Elmira, NY. Extinction is believed to be caused by a mix of over harvesting eggs, killing them for their feathers, and human settlement driving them out of their very limited niche.

 

[The_biscuits_532]

I might be extinct, but I'm right here.

A few weeks ago I stumbled across the Borophagines on Wikipedia and I was like hey wait a second

 

[Kit H. Ruppell]

these would probably be really dangerous to humans.

penguins can have a terrible attitude.

But even so....
Me want hug
Me want six-foot pengy snug
Me want fat suit
Me think chonk tuxedo cute

 

[Kinare]

SABERTOOOOOOF

 

[The_biscuits_532]

SABERTOOOOOOF

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Grandad!

 

[Attaman]

You like Cats? You like Crocodiles? Have something that's both.

 

[The_biscuits_532]

You like Cats? You like Crocodiles? Have something that's both.

Oooo let's see

 

[The_biscuits_532]

Wait do you mean the sabrecat or something else

 

[Tacoshark]

Archelon, largest sea turtle to ever exist. Lived roughly 80 million years ago, could reach over 13ft long and weigh over 5000 lbs

 

[The_biscuits_532]

Archelon, largest sea turtle to ever exist. Lived roughly 80 million years ago, could reach over 13ft long and weigh over 5000 lbs

That's a big fuckin pancake boye

 

[Deleted member 134556]

Heracles Inexpactacus, a meter tall parrot

 

[The_biscuits_532]

Quetzalcoatlus Northropi

AKA what if (not) birb but fighter jet sized.

 

[Attaman]

Wait do you mean the sabrecat or something else

Nope, small cats. They were only about 15-20" long, give or take, and quite spry.

 

[The_biscuits_532]

Nope, small cats. They were only about 15-20" long, give or take, and quite spry.

So I take it they were Machairodontines?

 

[Attaman]

So I take it they were Machairodontines?

Comparable to, but not quite! They were still Crocodyliformes, but had various mammalian or pseudo-mammalian features. Of note, it's believed they may have been largely herbivorous.