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Hace 3 días · The dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus / iː ˈ n ɒ s aɪ. ɒ n ˈ d aɪ r ə s /) is an extinct canine. The dire wolf lived in the Americas (with a possible single record also known from East Asia) during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs (125,000–9,500 years ago).
Hace 6 días · Genomic studies suggest modern wolves and dogs descend from a common ancestral wolf population [17] [18] [19] that existed 20,000 years ago. [17] A 2021 study found that the Himalayan wolf and the Indian plains wolf are part of a lineage that is basal to other wolves and split from them 200,000 years ago. [20]
Hace 4 días · The largest wolf (Canis lupus) subspecies ever existed in Europe is the Canis lupus maximus from the Late Pleistocene of France. Its long bones are 10% larger than those of extant European wolves and 20% longer than those of C. l. lunellensis. The Late Pleistocene Italian wolf was morphometrically close to C. l. maximus.
18 de abr. de 2024 · The thylacine, or marsupial wolf (Thylacinus cynocephalus), shown here in a photo taken at the Hobart (Tasmania) Zoo in Australia, went extinct in the 1930s. The species was among the candidates for de-extinction discussed by researchers in the 21st century.
Hace 6 días · Physical description. gray wolf. Gray, or timber, wolf (Canis lupus). Keen senses, large canine teeth, powerful jaws, and the ability to pursue prey at 60 km (37 miles) per hour equip the gray wolf well for a predatory way of life. A typical northern male may be about 2 metres (6.6 feet) long, including the bushy half-metre-long tail.
Hace 6 días · Stone Age, prehistoric cultural stage, or level of human development, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools, the oldest known of which date to some 3.3 million years ago. The Stone Age is usually divided into three separate periods: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic.
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