| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:Extinct_species 
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                                | gptkbp:class | gptkb:Mammalia 
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                                | gptkbp:coexistedWith | gptkb:Saber-toothed_cat gptkb:Gray_wolf
 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | gptkb:Dire_wolf 
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                                | gptkbp:diet | gptkb:carnivore 
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                                | gptkbp:differenceFromGrayWolf | Larger teeth More robust skeleton
 Shorter legs
 
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                                | gptkbp:DNAStudiesShow | Not closely related to modern gray wolves 
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                                | gptkbp:extinct | ~9,500 years ago 
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                                | gptkbp:family | gptkb:dog 
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                                | gptkbp:firstDescribed | gptkb:Joseph_Leidy 1858
 
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                                | gptkbp:fossilRange | Late Pleistocene – Early Holocene 
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                                | gptkbp:fossilsFoundAt | gptkb:La_Brea_Tar_Pits 
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                                | gptkbp:genus | gptkb:Aenocyon 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | Forests Grasslands
 Plains
 Mountainous regions
 
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                                | gptkbp:kingdom | gptkb:Animalia 
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                                | gptkbp:length | 1.5 m (body) 
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                                | gptkbp:nativeTo | gptkb:North_America 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFeature | Robust build Large teeth
 Strong jaws
 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Carnivora 
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                                | gptkbp:phylum | gptkb:Chordata 
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                                | gptkbp:popCultureAppearance | gptkb:Game_of_Thrones 
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                                | gptkbp:predators | gptkb:Bison gptkb:horse_race
 gptkb:lion
 gptkb:mountain
 gptkb:Ground_sloth
 
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                                | gptkbp:range | gptkb:Alaska gptkb:Canada
 gptkb:Mexico
 gptkb:South_America
 gptkb:United_States
 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:Canis gptkb:Gray_wolf
 Coyote
 
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                                | gptkbp:scientificName | gptkb:Aenocyon_dirus 
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                                | gptkbp:species | gptkb:Aenocyon_dirus 
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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:weight | 50–68 kg 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Extinct_Fauna_of_Dakota_and_Nebraska 
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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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