Dead things

Words referring to dead things: things that were alive before, but aren't now.

• What words refer to dead things?
  decay remains compost carrion
• What words describe something that is dead?
  dead lifeless
• What words describe something that is not living and never has been?
  inanimate inorganic
• What words refer to a species dying out completely?
  extinct extinction endangered species
• What words refer to plants and animals that do not exist today?
  dinosaur fossil extinct