The dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus [10] / 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 during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs (125,000–9,500 years ago). A putative, controversial fossil was recently reported from northeast China, but other researchers questioned the taxonomic attribution of this specimen.

恐狼（学名：Aenocyon dirus）是食肉目、犬科、恐狼属已灭绝的一个物种，体长1.5-2米，肩高1米左右，有两个亚种：西部亚种(A. d. guildayi)的体重平均为60千克，而指名亚种(A. d. dirus)则为68千克。恐狼的颅骨与齿列近似灰狼，但强壮的颌骨与较大的牙齿显示恐狼拥有所有犬属中最强的咬合力。恐狼出现在 ...

恐狼（學名： Aenocyon dirus ）是已滅絕的犬科動物，也是北美洲著名的史前肉食動物，生活於更新世晚期至全新世早期（125,000–9,440 年前）的美國。雖然牠與灰狼有關，但卻不是任何現存物種的直系祖先。恐狼與灰狼在北美洲一同生存了約十萬年。

2025年3月19日 · Dire wolf, canine that existed during the Pleistocene Epoch (2.6 million to 11,700 years ago). It is probably the most common mammal to be found preserved in the La Brea Tar Pits in southern California. It was larger and had a more massive skull, a smaller brain, and lighter limbs compared with modern wolves.

2024年5月27日 · Aenocyon dirus, the dire wolf, was a massive carnivore during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs. This means they lived sometime between 125,000 and 9,500 years ago. Although they weighed up to 200 lbs., these relatives of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) were about 25% larger than the biggest modern wolf species.In fact, they measured up to 39 inches at the shoulder and 69 inches in ...

2021年10月12日 · Canis (Aenocyon) dirus. Description. The dire wolf was the largest of the Late Pleistocene canids of North America. The skull could reach up to 12 inches in length and its teeth were larger and more robust than today’s gray wolves. In terms of body size, the dire wolf was on average the size of the largest gray wolves which have a shoulder ...

Aenocyon Skull from the La Brea Tar Pits. Aenocyon was first considered a synonym of the dire wolf, a large canid also from the Americas.However, the idea that the dire wolf should be transferred to the genus Aenocyon has surfaced in 2020, based on genetic factors, and published in 2021. The genome of the dire wolf shows that it belonged to a different lineage of canids, diverging earlier.

Aenocyon dirus (Aenocyon, from ainos, 'terrible' and cyon, 'dog') is the most commonly found mammal dug up at the Tar Pits—topping 4,000 specimens. Low poly dire wolf (Canis dirus) by Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County on Sketchfab. 2. They're not actually wolves!

Aenocyon is one of the earliest examples of canid diversity, demonstrating how adaptable this family can be. Fossil evidence dates back to approximately 11 million years ago, marking its significance in the evolutionary timeline. Research into Aenocyon provides valuable information about the migration patterns during the Pleistocene period.

2019年8月22日 · The dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus, "terrible wolf") is an extinct canine. It is one of the most famous prehistoric carnivores in North America, along with its extinct competitor the Smilodon. The dire wolf lived in the Americas and eastern Asia during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs (125,000–9,500 years ago).