Top Ten Biggest Animals That Are Extinct

10 Most Amazing Extinct Animals.

Top ten biggest animals that are extinct. As of today here are several species of unique animals that are nearing extinction. The dodo is perhaps the most famous extinct animal. Most of them are caused directly or indirectly by man.

First position on our list of top 10 largest prehistoric creatures is occupied by Megaldon which is considered as the one of the most powerful and biggest predators in carniate history. In 2007 scientists found the best-preserved dodo skeleton ever which may hold valuable DNA samples. The megalodon was at the top of the food chain during its day so it would probably have eaten dolphins and whales.

Megalodon went extinct due to diminishing food resources decrease in sea level and temperature. Measuring 3-38 metres long and 14-17 metres in height this rhino would have weighed 800-1300 kg. Animals in the world can be measured by several criteria such as weight height length.

However there was not room enough in the New World for both species. Okapi is an animal first known and documented by ancient Egyptians. Theres a reason why the whale shark has the word whale in it.

Like Helicoprion Edestus is another extinct animal whose exact form is still a matter of debate. After all its an aquatic creature of remarkable size. The whale shark is the largest living fish in the world and the largest living animal that isnt a cetacean.

Which means over 5 billion species are extinct now. Which became extinct more recently several animals have disappeared from the planet since it came into existence. It has a reported length of 36 feet and can weigh up to 41000 pounds but some can actually grow bigger than that.