Name an organism which is now extinct and studied from its fossil.

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Extinct animals
Extinction of a particular animal or plant species occurs when there are no more individuals of that species alive anywhere in the world - the species has died out. some examples are Dinosaurs, Woolly Mammoth, and Dodo.
Fossils
The remains of organisms that lived in past are known as fossils.
The study of fossils is known as paleontology.
So, One of the organism is Dinosaur (reptiles) which is now extinct and studied from their fossil

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