EXTINCT ATLAS / PROJECT INFORMATION
About Extinct Atlas Wiki
Extinct Atlas Wiki is a public encyclopedia of extinct life with 570 searchable records across nearly two billion years.
What is Extinct Atlas Wiki?
It is a public encyclopedia of extinct life on Earth, published at extinctatlas.com. The archive covers animals, plants, fungi, algae and other organisms, with summaries of age, range, ecology, disappearance and evidence. It is independent from similarly named websites.
Who publishes the archive?
OliverHart is the public editorial byline for the archive. Content production is AI-assisted. No institutional affiliation or specialist credential is claimed. The project prioritizes clarity, traceable sources and explicit uncertainty rather than unsupported credentials.
Are these real photographs?
No. Species images are original generative reconstructions. They are not photographs, fossil plates or substitutes for museum specimens and research illustrations.
How should the archive be used?
Every organism has a stable page for reading and sharing. For research, teaching or taxonomic decisions, readers should continue to the external databases and original literature linked from each record.
How can the project be contacted or corrections suggested?
The project identity can be checked through the maintainer’s GitHub profile ↗. Scientific corrections should include a traceable database, specimen record or publication.