3rd Millennium BCE
- Circa 2915 BCE - The canid Dusicyon avus survived in Argentina until about this time.
- Circa 2835 BCE - The Balearic cave goat became extinct around this time.
- Circa 2765 BCE - The North African buffalo Pelorovis antiquus survived until about this time. Its extinction may have been caused by competition for food and water with domestic cattle.
- Circa 2550 BCE - The Bennu heron became extinct around this time, possibly due to degradation of its wetland habitat. It was last recorded in the Arabian Peninsula.
- Circa 2240 BCE - The sloth Megalocnus rodens survived in Cuba until about this time.
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