Dire Wolf

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf endemic species
gptkbp:biteForce stronger than modern wolves
gptkbp:causeOfExtinction gptkb:megafaunal_extinction
climate change
competition with gray wolf
gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo gptkb:lion
gptkbp:coexistedWith gptkb:American_lion
gptkb:short-faced_bear
saber-toothed cat
giant ground sloth
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Dire_Wolf
gptkbp:conservationStatus extinct
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:DNAAnalysis distinct from Canis genus
gptkbp:extinct Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene
gptkbp:family gptkb:dog
gptkbp:famousFossilSite gptkb:La_Brea_Tar_Pits
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Joseph_Leidy
1858
gptkbp:fossilRange 125,000–9,500 years ago
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Aenocyon
gptkbp:habitat forests
grasslands
plains
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dire Wolf
gptkbp:length 1.5 m
gptkbp:location gptkb:Academy_of_Natural_Sciences_of_Philadelphia
gptkbp:notDirectAncestorOf modern wolf
gptkbp:numberOfFossilsFound over 4,000 individuals
gptkbp:order gptkb:Carnivora
gptkbp:popCultureAppearance gptkb:Game_of_Thrones
gptkbp:predators gptkb:horse_race
gptkb:lion
bison
ground sloth
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Aenocyon_dirus
gptkbp:skullLength 310–340 mm
gptkbp:status extinct
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Aenocyon_dirus_dirus
gptkb:Aenocyon_dirus_guildayi
gptkbp:taxonomicHistory formerly Canis dirus
gptkbp:teethAdaptation crushing bone
gptkbp:weight 50–68 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dead_&_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5