Extinct Animals (general) -- Extinct animals often represents the primordial past out of which your present self has grown. It may also suggest something you are dealing with that is no longer alive or functioning in your life
Dicynodont -- (Mammal-like reptiles that looked something like a cross between a rhinoceros and the demon dogs from "Ghostbusters." Researchers have now found that these dicynodonts pooped in communal latrines, designated areas for depositing dung.) Trying to balance natural with socially acceptable behavior. Potting training issues.
Dinosaur -- Ancient wisdom from the primordial, returning to the Earth and transformation within, ("sic transit gloria mundi"). A dinosaur also represents an all powerful fear. A fear that is too big to confront or so time consuming that you can't think of anything else
Carnivore Dinosaur -- Knows no fear, pursuit of prey
- Allosaurus -- Clear vision , stealth, understands the power of co-operation
- Tyrannosaurus -- Confrontation skills, ruthless pursuit
- Velociraptor -- Working in groups to problem solve, speed is of the essence,
Herbivore Dinosaur -- Seeing through emotional issues
- Brontosaurus-- Awareness of the power of self, proper use of slowness, ease of movement through emotional waters, ability to digest all aspects of an issue
- Triceratops -- Connection to the rhinoceros, Understanding of the predator-prey relationship, completion of cycles, ability to stand ones ground
Omnivore Dinosaur -- Ability to be in two places at once, ability to go either way
Dodo Bird -- "So awesome, yet so extinct". Growing up in near isolation and then being overrun by others. Having no enemies until you start getting noticed. Being unjustly blamed for your own problems because people say you are stupid. “The new neighbors make life impossible and we can’t get up and fly away”
Elephant Bird -- The elephant bird was the largest bird that ever lived, a 10-foot, 1,500-pound flightless, long-legged bird native to the island of Madagascar. (Its name derives from the exaggerated local legend that it was as big as an elephant) It has been exticnct since at least the 17th century, perhaps from over hunting and its huge fossilized eggs are highly collectable. While having the same spirit message as the Dodo Bird, it also shares some of the same influences as its closest living relative, New Zealand's famed Kiwi. As a totem, perversely. your size and strength are what makes you vulnerable.
Great Auk -- Also called garefowl, flightless seabird extinct since 1844. Great auks belonged to the family Alcidae (order Charadriiformes). They bred in colonies on rocky islands off North Atlantic coasts; subfossil remains have been found as far south as Florida, Spain, and Italy. Utterly defenseless, great auks were killed by rapacious hunters for food and bait, particularly during the early 1800s. Enormous numbers were captured, the birds often being driven up a plank and slaughtered on their way into the hold of a vessel. Be aware that you too are totally defenseless against strangers coming into your environment and you may be easily led to your doom.
Moa (Dinornis) -- An extinct flightless bird of New Zealand, slightly smaller than the Elephant Bird, it too suffered the same fate and is also an ancestor of the Kiwi. As a totem you need to learn to walk and not run.
Saber Tooth Tiger -- Savage energy. Going for the throat. Facing deep primordial fear. Ancient wisdom, embracing of primal instincts.
Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine) -- The recently departed.Withdraw from the mob and walk alone for a while. (Thought to have become extinct in the 1930’s, but some zoologists have doubts about their extinction) . Accepting and embracing the unknown. Moving between past, present and future. Knowing the secrets of rock caves
Tetrapod -- (The proverbial "fish out of water," prehistoric tetrapods were the first four limbed vertebrates to climb out of the sea and colonize dry land, a key evolutionary transition that occurred somewhere between 400 and 350 million years ago. Their descendants, include all living and extinct amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.) A pioneering explorer; boldly going where no one has gone before. Geneology.
Thylacoleo (Australian Marsupial Lion) -- Getting what you want in a straightforward manner, being unafraid to attack others to get what you need. Finding it difficult to be appreciated by others, fighting for recognition. Having the ability to crush others with your words. Forgotten power and strength.
Wooly Mammoth -- (In the legends of the arctic peoples it was believed to be a large, burrowing monster who died when it saw sunlight) The use of ancient medicines. Freezing food for much later use.
