OK, it died soon after resurrection, and they used "brute force" methodologies.
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So, the species became re-extinct?
Really? If you are the last of a sexually reproducing species you are extinct before you die.
"If you are the last of a sexually reproducing species you are extinct before you die."
Not if you're pregnant and give birth before you die! ;)