Sentence examples for species extinct from inspiring English sources

Finally, although data on biomic specialization of species extinct during the late Quaternary megafaunal extinction event are not available, it seems improbable that its effect on the general pattern that we have shown here was significant enough to modify any of our conclusions, despite of the importance of this event on the assembly (or disassembly) of the modern South American mammalian fauna.

Prematurely declaring a species extinct can help push it over the edge to actual extinction.

But sales had crashed, and many in the industry were pronouncing the entire species extinct.

Other large mass extinctions occurred at or near the end of the Ordovician (about 444 million years ago, 85 percent of marine species extinct), Devonian (about 359 million years ago, 70 80 percent of species extinct), and Triassic (about 200 million years ago, nearly 80 percent of species extinct).

The Japanese fear that their fishing industry is next (quite rightly: fishing blue-fin tuna is close to sending the species extinct).

Previous studies have warned that the impact of humans taking land for buildings, farming and timber has been to make species extinct at speeds unprecedented in Earth's 4.5bn-year history.

I had hoped the species was extinct.

About 70 percent of terrestrial species became extinct.

Now that exotic species appears extinct.

The study found that 500 species were extinct or missing.

Yet, around 1900, the species was extinct in the wild.