Extinct Species/Museum Specimen "Life List"

[CarnotaurusSastrei]

Obviously many members of this forum (myself included) like to keep lists of the animals they've seen, be they in the wild or in captivity. However, I was curious about whether or not anyone here tries to also keep track of the animals (extant and/or extinct) that they've seen in the form of museum specimens.

 

[Dassie rat]

There's a good collection of extinct animals in Paris's Grand Galerie d'Evolution (Revivre, Extinct Animals in Augmented Reality and The Room of Endangered and Extinct Species). and the nearby Galerie de Paleontologie et d'Anatomie (Galerie de Paléontologie et d’Anatomie comparée)

 

[Acacia plant]

I do keep lists of specimens/fossils in museums, though only of dinosaurs. Theres still a surprising lot to find even with such a limited list.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Funnily enough, I was considering reviving a museum challenge thread which I started back in 2020 during that brief interval between a) the Covid lockdowns kicking off and b) it becoming clear that we were in it for the long haul and that challenges of that sort were impossible, and which focused on pretty much exactly this subject:

Zoochat "A Gap In Nature" Extinct Taxon Challenge

Might give it a go.....

 

[pendraig_milnerae]

I don’t keep a list of such, but I tend to remember a lot of the notable specimens I’ve seen more generally. I also keep track of a lot of the fossils (especially of dinosaurs) I’ve seen, especially more in the last few years.

 

[Tim May]

I like to keep a record of extinct species that I've seen mounted in museums.

To start with, I have seen two mounted specimens of blaubok; one in the Paris Museum (Jardin des Plantes) and one in the Leiden Museum.

Details of quagga specimens will follow.

 

[Tim May]

I have seen the following mounted quaggas:-
(a) Natural History Museum; London; sadly no longer on exhibit (this is believed to be the first London Zoo quagga which died in 1834)
(b) Tring Museum (according to Reinhold Rau, this is the animal that once belonged to Lord Stanley, Earl of Derby, and which lived in the Knowsley Menagerie)
(c) Edinburgh Museum (this is the London Zoo quagga that died in 1872 and is the only quagga known to have been photographed in life)
(d) Paris Museum
(e) Leiden Museum
(f) Basle Museum
(g) Berlin Museum
(h) Frankfurt Museum
(i) Munich Museum
(j) Mainz Museum: on my last visit here there was a wonderful group of five quagga on display; four belonging to the Mainz Museum plus the Darmstadt quagga too.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Restarted my extinct species challenge and (hopefully) photographic guide as noted above:

Zoochat "A Gap In Nature" Extinct Taxon Challenge (Redux)

 

[CarnotaurusSastrei]

I do keep lists of specimens/fossils in museums, though only of dinosaurs. Theres still a surprising lot to find even with such a limited list.

I mostly keep track of the non-avian dinosaurs I've seen, though I've recently decided to also try and compile a holistic list of the extinct vertebrates I've seen, which is still a work in progress. In the meantime, here's my dinosaur list, compiled to the best of my ability and broken down by major clade (and only really focusing on described specimens). The "other" bullet points just refer to species that don't really fall into any given family.

Spoiler: Herrerasauria

• Herrerasauridae
  • Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis

Spoiler: Ornithischia

• Ankylosauridae
  • Ankylosaurus magniventris
  • Anodontosaurus lambei
  • Platypelta coombsi
  • Scolosaurus cutleri
• Camptosauridae
  • Camptosaurus dispar
• Ceratopsidae
  • Achelousaurus horneri
  • Anchiceratops ornatus
  • Centrosaurus apertus
  • Chasmosaurus belli
  • Chasmosaurus sp. ('Chasmosaurus kaiseni')
  • Einiosaurus procurvicornis
  • Medusaceratops lokii
  • Pentaceratops sternbergii
  • Styracosaurus albertensis
  • Torosaurus latus
  • Triceratops horridus
• Dryosauridae
  • Dryosaurus altus
    
  • Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki
• Hadrosauridae
  • Brachylophosaurus sp.
    
  • Corythosaurus casuarius
    
  • Edmontosaurus annectens
  • Edmontosaurus regalis
  • Hypacrosaurus altispinus
    
  • Kritosaurus navajovius
  • Lambeosaurus lambei
  • Maiasaura peeblesorum
  • Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus
  • Prosaurolophus maximus
  • Saurolophus osborni
  • Trachodon sp.
• Iguanodontidae
  • Iguanodon anglicus
  • Iguanodon bernissartensis
• Jeholosauridae
  • Jeholosaurus sp.
• Nodosauridae
  • Edmontonia longiceps
  • Edmontonia rugosidens
  • Polacanthus foxii
    
  • Sauropelta edwardsorum
• Pachycephalosauridae
  • Colepiocephale lambei
    
  • Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis
  • Stegoceras sp.
• Protoceratopsidae
  • Protoceratops andrewsi
• Psittacosauridae
  • Psittacosaurus major
    
  • Psittacosaurus mongoliensis
• Stegosauridae
  • Dacentrurus armatus
    
  • Hesperosaurus mjosi
  • Stegosaurus stenops
• Tenontosauridae
  • Tenontosaurus tilletti
• Thescelosauridae
  • Thescelosaurus neglectus
• Other
  • Eolambia caroljonesa
  • Hypselospinus fittoni
  • Hypsibema missouriensis
  • Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis
  • Ouranosaurus nigeriensis

Spoiler: Sauropodomorpha

• Brachiosauridae
  • Brachiosaurus altithorax
  • Cedarosaurus weiskopfae
• Camarasauridae
  • Camarasaurus grandis
  • Camarasaurus lentus
  • Camarasaurus supremus
• Cetiosauridae
  • Cetiosaurus sp.
• Dicraeosauridae
  • Amargasaurus cazaui
• Diplodocidae
  • Apatosaurus ajax
  • Barosaurus lentus
  • Brontosaurus excelsus
  • Diplodocus carnegii
  • Diplodocus longus
  • Diplodocus hallorum
  • Supersaurus vivianae
  • Suuwassea emilieae
• Massospondylidae
  • Glacialisaurus hammeri
    
  • Lufengosaurus huenei
• Plateosauridae
  • Plateosaurus trossingensis
• Rebbachisauridae
  • Nigersaurus taqueti
• Other
  • Jobaria tiguidensis
    
  • Ornithopsis hulkei
  • Patagotitan mayorum
  • Rapetosaurus krausei
  • Spinophorosaurus nigerensis

Spoiler: Theropoda

• Abelisauridae
  • Kryptops palaios
    
  • Rajasaurus narmadensis
  • Rugops primus
• Allosauridae
  • Allosaurus fragilis
• Archaeopterygidae
  • Archaeopteryx lithographica
  • Archaeopteryx siemensii
• Caenagnathidae
  • Anzu wyliei
• Carcharodontosauridae
  • Acrocanthosaurus atokensis
  • Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis
  • Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
  • Eocarcharia dinops
• Coelophysidae
  • Coelophysis bauri
  • Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis
• Confuciusornithidae
  • Confuciusornis sanctus
• Dromaeosauridae
  • Acheroraptor temertyorum
  • Deinonychus antirrhopus
  • Velociraptor mongoliensis
• Megalosauridae
  • Afrovenator abakensis
  • Megalosaurus bucklandi
  • Megalosaurus dunkeri?
  • Torvosaurus sp.? ('Megalosaurus' ingens)
• Megaraptoridae
  • Aerosteon riocoloradensis
  • Siats meekerorum
• Noasauridae
  • Afromimus tenerensis
  • Deltadromeus agilis
• Ornithomimidae
  • Ornithomimus sp.
  • Sinornithomimus dongi
    
  • Struthiomimus altus
• Spinosauridae
  • Baryonyx walkeri
  • Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
  • Suchomimus tenerensis
• Troodontidae
  • Hesperornithoides miessleri
  • Saurornithoides mongoliensis
  • Sinovenator changii
• Tyrannosauridae
  • Daspletosaurus torosus
  • Gorgosaurus libratus
  • Raptorex kriegsteini
  • Tyrannosaurus rex
• Other
  • Cryolophosaurus ellioti
    
  • Spinostropheus gautieri
  • Timurlengia euotica

 

[CarnotaurusSastrei]

I mostly keep track of the non-avian dinosaurs I've seen, though I've recently decided to also try and compile a holistic list of the extinct vertebrates I've seen, which is still a work in progress. In the meantime, here's my dinosaur list, compiled to the best of my ability and broken down by major clade (and only really focusing on described specimens). The "other" bullet points just refer to species that don't really fall into any given family.

Spoiler: Herrerasauria

• Herrerasauridae
  • Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis

Spoiler: Ornithischia

• Ankylosauridae
  • Ankylosaurus magniventris
  • Anodontosaurus lambei
  • Platypelta coombsi
  • Scolosaurus cutleri
• Camptosauridae
  • Camptosaurus dispar
• Ceratopsidae
  • Achelousaurus horneri
  • Anchiceratops ornatus
  • Centrosaurus apertus
  • Chasmosaurus belli
  • Chasmosaurus sp. ('Chasmosaurus kaiseni')
  • Einiosaurus procurvicornis
  • Medusaceratops lokii
  • Pentaceratops sternbergii
  • Styracosaurus albertensis
  • Torosaurus latus
  • Triceratops horridus
• Dryosauridae
  • Dryosaurus altus
    
  • Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki
• Hadrosauridae
  • Brachylophosaurus sp.
    
  • Corythosaurus casuarius
    
  • Edmontosaurus annectens
  • Edmontosaurus regalis
  • Hypacrosaurus altispinus
    
  • Kritosaurus navajovius
  • Lambeosaurus lambei
  • Maiasaura peeblesorum
  • Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus
  • Prosaurolophus maximus
  • Saurolophus osborni
  • Trachodon sp.
• Iguanodontidae
  • Iguanodon anglicus
  • Iguanodon bernissartensis
• Jeholosauridae
  • Jeholosaurus sp.
• Nodosauridae
  • Edmontonia longiceps
  • Edmontonia rugosidens
  • Polacanthus foxii
    
  • Sauropelta edwardsorum
• Pachycephalosauridae
  • Colepiocephale lambei
    
  • Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis
  • Stegoceras sp.
• Protoceratopsidae
  • Protoceratops andrewsi
• Psittacosauridae
  • Psittacosaurus major
    
  • Psittacosaurus mongoliensis
• Stegosauridae
  • Dacentrurus armatus
    
  • Hesperosaurus mjosi
  • Stegosaurus stenops
• Tenontosauridae
  • Tenontosaurus tilletti
• Thescelosauridae
  • Thescelosaurus neglectus
• Other
  • Eolambia caroljonesa
  • Hypselospinus fittoni
  • Hypsibema missouriensis
  • Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis
  • Ouranosaurus nigeriensis

Spoiler: Sauropodomorpha

• Brachiosauridae
  • Brachiosaurus altithorax
  • Cedarosaurus weiskopfae
• Camarasauridae
  • Camarasaurus grandis
  • Camarasaurus lentus
  • Camarasaurus supremus
• Cetiosauridae
  • Cetiosaurus sp.
• Dicraeosauridae
  • Amargasaurus cazaui
• Diplodocidae
  • Apatosaurus ajax
  • Barosaurus lentus
  • Brontosaurus excelsus
  • Diplodocus carnegii
  • Diplodocus longus
  • Diplodocus hallorum
  • Supersaurus vivianae
  • Suuwassea emilieae
• Massospondylidae
  • Glacialisaurus hammeri
    
  • Lufengosaurus huenei
• Plateosauridae
  • Plateosaurus trossingensis
• Rebbachisauridae
  • Nigersaurus taqueti
• Other
  • Jobaria tiguidensis
    
  • Ornithopsis hulkei
  • Patagotitan mayorum
  • Rapetosaurus krausei
  • Spinophorosaurus nigerensis

Spoiler: Theropoda

• Abelisauridae
  • Kryptops palaios
    
  • Rajasaurus narmadensis
  • Rugops primus
• Allosauridae
  • Allosaurus fragilis
• Archaeopterygidae
  • Archaeopteryx lithographica
  • Archaeopteryx siemensii
• Caenagnathidae
  • Anzu wyliei
• Carcharodontosauridae
  • Acrocanthosaurus atokensis
  • Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis
  • Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
  • Eocarcharia dinops
• Coelophysidae
  • Coelophysis bauri
  • Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis
• Confuciusornithidae
  • Confuciusornis sanctus
• Dromaeosauridae
  • Acheroraptor temertyorum
  • Deinonychus antirrhopus
  • Velociraptor mongoliensis
• Megalosauridae
  • Afrovenator abakensis
  • Megalosaurus bucklandi
  • Megalosaurus dunkeri?
  • Torvosaurus sp.? ('Megalosaurus' ingens)
• Megaraptoridae
  • Aerosteon riocoloradensis
  • Siats meekerorum
• Noasauridae
  • Afromimus tenerensis
  • Deltadromeus agilis
• Ornithomimidae
  • Ornithomimus sp.
  • Sinornithomimus dongi
    
  • Struthiomimus altus
• Spinosauridae
  • Baryonyx walkeri
  • Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
  • Suchomimus tenerensis
• Troodontidae
  • Hesperornithoides miessleri
  • Saurornithoides mongoliensis
  • Sinovenator changii
• Tyrannosauridae
  • Daspletosaurus torosus
  • Gorgosaurus libratus
  • Raptorex kriegsteini
  • Tyrannosaurus rex
• Other
  • Cryolophosaurus ellioti
    
  • Spinostropheus gautieri
  • Timurlengia euotica

Just realized I forgot to add Kaatedocus siberi to my list of sauropodomorphs

 

[Pertinax]

(g) Berlin Museum
(j) Mainz Museum: on my last visit here there was a wonderful group of five quagga on display; four belonging to the Mainz Museum plus the Darmstadt quagga too.

I just bought a postcard of the Berlin quagga, arguably the best preserved one in terms of colour and general lack of museum-case fading. All the images I've seen of it appear to show its kept in a darkened state but the p/c shows it in natural(?) light against a white background. It joins my others of the Tring specimen and the Mainz group, the latter of which you kindly sent me. I have probably seen the Edinburgh (London) specimen in the past but can't remember if it was on display when I last went.

 

[Tim May]

I have probably seen the Edinburgh (London) specimen in the past but can't remember if it was on display when I last went.

It's several years since I was last in the Edinburgh Museum but I believe the ex- London Zoo quagga is still on display there.

(Sadly it's been many years since the Natural History Museum in London had its ex-London Zoo quagga on show.)

 

[Schtiemy]

Here's my list. Note that I only count species that have been featured in Prehistoric Park fanfics. (Note 2: sp. means I don't remember what species)

Spoiler

University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
Anomalocaris canadensis
Isotelus rex
Eurypterus rempies
Ichthyostega sp.
Tiktaalik roseae
Dunkleosteus terrelli
Eryops megacephalus
Diadectes sp.
Diplocaulus magnicornis
Edaphosaurus sp.
Dimetrodon incisivus
Helicoprion sp.
Lystrosaurus sp.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Eusthenopteron sp.
Bothriolepis sp.
Titanichthys sp.
Proterogyrinus scheelai
Petrolacosaurus sp.
Lepidodendron barnsleyense

Spoiler

Mesozoic
Cranbrook Institute of Science
Monolophosaurus jiangi
Stegosaurus stenops
Archaeopteryx lithographica
Compsognathus longipes
Deinonychus antirrhopus
Tyrannosaurus rex
University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
Desmatosuchus sp.
Plateosaurus trossigenesis
Coelophysis bauri
Allosaurus fragilis
Camarasaurus grandis
Diplodocus sp.
Pterodactylus antiquus
Ramphorhynchus muenstrei
Utahraptor ostrommaysi
Tapejara wellenhoferi
Sinosauropteryx prima
Mawsonia gigas
Platecarpus tympaniticus
Hesperornis regalis
Dolichorhynchops osborni
Euoplocephalus tutus
Majungasaurus crenatissimus
Beelzebufo ampinga
Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis (Stygimoloch spinifer)
Quetzalcaotlus northropi
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Haplocanthosaurus delfsi
Xiphactinus audax
Parasaurolophus walkeri
Lambeosaurus lambei
Stegoceras sp.
Triceratops horridus
Edmontosaurus annectens

Spoiler

Cenozoic
Cranbrook Institute of Science
Otodus megalodon
Platygonus compressus
Castoroides ohioensis
Bison latifrons
Mammut americanum
Conuropsis carolinensis
University of Michigan Museum of Natura History
Darwinius masillae
Basilosaurus isis
Dorudon atrox
Gigantophis garstinti
Arsinoitherium zittelli
Thylacosmilus atrox
Australopithecus afarensis
Gigantopithecus blacki
Meiolania platyceps
Smilodon fatalis
Aepyornis maximus
Raphus cucullatus
Ectopistes migratorius
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Gastornis giganteus
Glyptodon calvipes
Mammuthus primigenius
Megaloceros giganteus
Mammuthus columbi

 

[FBBird]

So, discounting fossils, I can recall seeing Great Auk, Passenger Pigeon, Thylacine, Huia and Quagga. Must have seen Carolina Parrakeet, but can’t quite visualise where

 

[filovirus]

I've thought about adding this in some capacity to the lifelist spreadsheet I'm starting. might add an "in museum?" tickbox next to the "in wild?" tickbox.

 

[DaLilFishie]

The only recently extinct animals I can think off the top of my head that I've seen are the Thylacine and Brisbane River Cod, at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in Hobart and Queensland Museum in Brisbane respectively.