extinct genus
C21027
concept
An extinct genus is a taxonomic group of closely related species that no longer has any living representatives and is known only from the fossil record or historical accounts.
Observed surface forms (7)
- extinct organism ×6
- prehistoric mammal genus ×6
- fossil genus ×3
- extinct genus of synapsids ×1
- extinct mammal genus ×1
- extinct reptile genus ×1
- extinct vascular plant genus ×1
Instances (63)
- Diprotodon
- Zygomaturus
- Juramaia
- Eomaia via concept surface "extinct mammal genus"
- Dickinsonia via concept surface "extinct organism"
- Charniodiscus
- Spriggina via concept surface "fossil genus"
- Fractofusus via concept surface "extinct organism"
- Tribrachidium via concept surface "extinct organism"
- Rangea via concept surface "extinct organism"
- Pteridinium via concept surface "extinct organism"
- Inaria
- Poebrotherium
- Stenomylus
- Oxydactylus
- Kimberella via concept surface "extinct organism"
- Champsosaurus via concept surface "extinct reptile genus"
- Megalotragus
- Menoceras
- Palaeocastor
- Moropus via concept surface "prehistoric mammal genus"
- Mesosaurus
-
Rhynie, Scotland
via concept surface "extinct vascular plant genus"
surface form: Rhynia (plant genus)
- Lepidodendron
- Sigillaria
- Calamites
- Plionarctos
- Arctodus
- Arctotherium
- Bunopithecus
- Proconsul
- Dryopithecus
- Sivapithecus
- Gigantopithecus
- Khoratpithecus
- Ankarapithecus
- Lufengpithecus
- Edaphosaurus via concept surface "extinct genus of synapsids"
- Griphopithecus
- Paranthropus
- Ichthyornis
- Microbiotherium
- Khasia
- Woodburnodon
- Anomalocaris
- Wiwaxia
- Pikaia
- Odontogriphus
- Nectocaris via concept surface "fossil genus"
- Aspidella via concept surface "fossil genus"