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Dire Wolf
Canis dirus Leidy, 1858

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Mammalia - mammals »  order Carnivora - carnivores »  family Canidae - dogs and allies »  genus Canis

Scientific synonyms

Aenocyon dirus (Leidy, 1858)
Canis ayersi Sellards, 1916
Aenocyon ayersi (Sellards, 1916)
Canis indianensis Leidy, 1869
Canis mississippiensis Allen, 1876

Temporal range:Quaternary > Pleistocene > ChibanianUpper Pleistocene
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Links and literature

EN Paleobiology Database [44837]

Paleobiology Database [https://paleobiodb.org/] [as Canis dirus Leidy, 1858]
Data retrieved on: 13 December 2015

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Explanations

extinct taxon

species extinct or not found recently in area described by check-list