Canis dirus

Dire wolf skeleton and retoration

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caniformia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Ferae Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia

Familia: Canidae
Subfamilia: Caninae
Tribus: Canini
Genus: Canis
Species: † Canis dirus

Name

Canis dirus Leidy, 1858

References

Dundas, R. G. 1999. "Quaternary records of the dire wolf, Canis dirus, in North and South America". Boreas An International Journal of Quaternary Research 28 (3):375-385

Vernacular names

català: Llop prehistòric
English: Dire Wolf
español: Lobo prehistórico
suomi: Hirviösusi
galego: Lobo prehistórico
magyar: Óriásfarkas
italiano: Meta-Lupo
日本語: ダイアウルフ
Nederlands: Reuzenwolf
polski: wilk straszny
português: Lobo pré-histórico
svenska: Jättevarg

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