| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:endemic_species 
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                                | gptkbp:biteForce | stronger than modern wolves 
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                                | gptkbp:causeOfExtinction | gptkb:megafaunal_extinction climate change
 competition with gray wolf
 
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                                | gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo | gptkb:lion 
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                                | gptkbp:coexistedWith | gptkb:saber-toothed_cat gptkb:American_lion
 gptkb:short-faced_bear
 giant ground sloth
 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | gptkb:Dire_Wolf 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | extinct 
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                                | gptkbp:diet | gptkb:carnivore 
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                                | gptkbp:DNAAnalysis | distinct from Canis genus 
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                                | gptkbp:extinct | Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene 
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                                | gptkbp:family | gptkb:dog 
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                                | gptkbp:famousFossilSite | gptkb:La_Brea_Tar_Pits 
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                                | gptkbp:firstDescribed | gptkb:Joseph_Leidy 1858
 
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                                | gptkbp:fossilRange | 125,000–9,500 years ago 
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                                | gptkbp:foundIn | gptkb:North_America gptkb:South_America
 
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                                | gptkbp:genus | gptkb:Aenocyon 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | forests grasslands
 plains
 
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                                | gptkbp:length | 1.5 m 
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                                | gptkbp:location | gptkb:Academy_of_Natural_Sciences_of_Philadelphia 
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                                | gptkbp:notDirectAncestorOf | modern wolf 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfFossilsFound | over 4,000 individuals 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Carnivora 
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                                | gptkbp:popCultureAppearance | gptkb:Game_of_Thrones 
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                                | gptkbp:predators | gptkb:bison gptkb:horse_race
 gptkb:lion
 gptkb:ground_sloth
 
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                                | gptkbp:scientificName | gptkb:Aenocyon_dirus 
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                                | gptkbp:skullLength | 310–340 mm 
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                                | gptkbp:status | extinct 
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                                | gptkbp:subspecies | gptkb:Aenocyon_dirus_dirus gptkb:Aenocyon_dirus_guildayi
 
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                                | gptkbp:taxonomicHistory | formerly Canis dirus 
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                                | gptkbp:teethAdaptation | crushing bone 
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                                | gptkbp:weight | 50–68 kg 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Dead_&_Company 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Dire Wolf 
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