Canis dirus

Description
See the Dire Wolf (Canis dirus)  on Wikipedia.

Existence over past 50.000 years
''Each cell represents 1.000 years. If the bottom-right cell is filled the species went extinct after 1500 AD.''

Taxonomy

 * Genus Extinct: No
 * Family Extinct: No
 * Order Extinct: No


 * Closest Living Relative: Canis Lupus - Gray Wolf
 * Conservation Status of Closest Living Relative: LC
 * Time diverged from Closest Living Relative: ?

Fossil Locations


Quaternary of the Bahamas (1 collection), Bolivia (1), Mexico (5), Peru (2), United States (54: Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming), Venezuela (1)

Temporal Range
Canis dirus:

Temporal Range: 0.125-0.009 MYA

Lifespan: 0.12 MY