Canis dirus

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf endemic species
gptkbp:binomialAuthority gptkb:Canis_dirus
gptkbp:causeOfExtinction gptkb:megafaunal_extinction
climate change
competition with other predators
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo gptkb:dog
gptkbp:coexistedWith gptkb:bird
gptkb:Smilodon_fatalis
gptkb:American_lion
giant ground sloth
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:dire_wolf
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:Alberta
gptkb:Bolivia
gptkb:California
gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:extinct gptkb:Late_Pleistocene
gptkbp:family gptkb:dog
gptkbp:featuredIn Game of Thrones (fictionalized dire wolves)
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Joseph_Leidy
1858
gptkbp:fossilRange Late Pleistocene – Early Holocene
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:La_Brea_Tar_Pits
gptkbp:genomeSequenced no complete genome
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Canis
gptkbp:habitat forests
grasslands
plains
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canis dirus
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length 1.5 m
gptkbp:location gptkb:Academy_of_Natural_Sciences_of_Philadelphia
gptkbp:notAncestorOf modern wolves
gptkbp:order gptkb:Carnivora
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators gptkb:Pleistocene_megafauna
gptkbp:scientificAuthority Leidy, 1858
gptkbp:status extinct
gptkbp:subspecies Canis dirus dirus
Canis dirus guildayi
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:teethAdaptation crushing bone
gptkbp:weight 50–68 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aenocyon_dirus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7