Dire WolfCanis dirus
The Dire Wolf is an extinct member of the Canis Family genus. In fact, it may have been the largest member of that family to have ever lived. It was similar to modern Timber Wolves, but larger and more robust.
More than 3600 individuals have been excavated from the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California. It was the most common carnivorous found there. The legs of this "Big bad" wolf were significantly shorter than a Gray Wolf and the teeth were more massive. They may have been used to crush bones.
The “Type Specimen” (a fossil jawbone) of Canis dirus was discovered in 1854, by Francis A. Linck, near Evansville, Indiana.
Canis dirus is well represented in Florida’s Fossil Record.
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