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The dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus [10] / iː ˈ n ɒ s aɪ. ɒ n ˈ d aɪ r ə s /) is an extinct canine. The dire wolf lived in the Americas during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs (125,000–9,500 years ago). A putative, controversial fossil was recently reported from northeast China, but other researchers questioned the taxonomic ...
Canis. Modern mounted skeleton of Canis lupus, the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf †Canis dirus – or unidentified comparable form †Canis latrans – or unidentified comparable form †Canis lupus †Carex; Carya; Chara; Chelydra †Chelydra serpentina – or unidentified ...
Canis gezi was a member of the "South American clade" of carnivores, but Canis dirus and Canis nehringi were included as derived species in the Canis clade. Canis dirus was the sister taxon of Canis lupus, but the scientific scoring used in this study for Canis nehringi was identical to those observed in Canis dirus, which supports the proposal ...
True members of Canis, namely the gray wolf and coyote, likely only arrived in the New World during the Late Pleistocene, where their dietary flexibility and/or ability to hybridize with other canids allowed them to survive the Quaternary extinction event, unlike the dire wolf. [14] Xenocyon (strange wolf) is an extinct subgenus of Canis. [15]
A large wolf-like carnivore, the dire wolf was the most common predator found in the tar pits of La Brea, outnumbering the slightly smaller grey wolf over 100-fold. They could reach a weight of approximately 68 kg (150 lb). Despite the name this animal is not a wolf but instead part of its own genus distinct from Canis that evolved ...
Canis. Modern mounted skeleton of Canis lupus, the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf †Canis dirus – or unidentified comparable form †Canis edwardii †Canis latrans †Canis lupus – or unidentified comparable form; Cardiomya †Cardiomya anaticepsella – type locality for ...
Canis. Modern mounted skeleton of Canis lupus, the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf †Canis dirus †Canis latrans; Carphophis †Carphophis amoenus; Castor †Castor canadensis †Cenis †Cenis latrans; Cervus †Cervus elaphus; Clethrionomys †Clethrionomys gapperi; Coluber
Canis. Modern mounted skeleton of Canis lupus, the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf †Canis dirus †Canis latrans †Canis lupus – or unidentified comparable form; Cantharus; Canthon; Capella †Capella gallinago; Carcharhinus; Carcharias; Carcharodon †Carcharodon hastalis ...