Extinct animals size

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(10-20-2019, 03:21 PM)Catherine Wrote: If the musk ox and the reindeer can survive in modern times I would think that the others could have continued to exist. It is sad that we have lost them. The world would be an amazing place if they were still around.

Usually the smaller animals survive.. Also note that the tapir is alive today.



The Steller's sea cow was among the largest mammals other than whales to have existed. It was about 8 to 9 m (26 to 30 ft) in length and weighed 8-10 tonnes. Steller's sea cow was the largest of all sirenians, and had a much thicker layer of blubber than other sirenians, which was an adaptation to the cold waters of its environment. It fed solely on kelp. The Steller's sea cow was among the last survivor of the Pleistocene era. The last Steller's sea cow is thought to have become extinct by 1768.

The Steller's sea cow survived the Ice Age but it was hunted down to extinction in just 27 years after the Europeans first discovered them in the 18th century. The population was quickly wiped out by sailors, seal hunters as well as fur traders.
 
Fossils have been found in North America and Russia.




Leedsichthys is the largest known member of the bony fishes and it is one of the largest fish that ever lived. Leedsichthys reached lengths of 9 - 16.5 m (30 - 54 ft).

Fossils have been found in Europe (England, France, Germany, UK) and South America (Chile).