This timeline of extinctions is an historical account of species that have gone extinct during the time that modern humans have occupied the earth.
The following is a selective list made by sampling a very small proportion of some of the well-known extinct species in the recent history. For a more elaborate list see List of extinct animals. Also see Holocene extinction for more information.
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