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The original was posted on /r/InternetIsBeautiful by /u/Zoxphyl on 2023-07-21 00:43:11.

Original Title: A sobering compendium of the thousands of species of animals, plants, fungi, and even microbes from recent history (Late Pleistocene-present) either confirmed or most likely to be extinct. Also includes organisms rediscovered after being thought extinct (so-called “Lazarus taxa”).