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The Dire Wolf ( Canis dirus , synonymous with C. ayersi, C. indianensis, and C. mississippiensis) is an extinct carnivorous mammal of the genus Canis , and was most common in North America and...
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Fossils of the dire wolf, Canis dirus, of the Pleistocene epoch. ... Canis dirus - Dire wolf ... The Dire wolf is the largest canid known to have ever existed. It lived in North America during the Pleistocene Epoch.
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In American mythology, the dire wolf is a menacing creature with fierce eyes and steel-like fangs, lurking in the darkness and in the song, "Dire Wolf," concertized by Grateful Dead.
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Dire Wolf; Canis dirus ... During the last Ice Age, dire wolves were quite common in the Rancho La Brea area. In fact, more dire wolf fossils have been found during excavations than those of any other mammal species. ... Some dire wolf bones show healed injuries. Living wolves have very similar injuries resulting from...
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The Dire Wolf. Physical findings of it's existance over 4,000 years ago. ... The Dire Wolf (Canis dirus) ... Being a heavier animal with shorter legs, the dire wolf would have been slower and less adept at catching prey than the gray wolf. It is, therefore, believed that the dire wolf was more of a scavenger than predator.
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These three members are the dire wolf (Canis dirus), the gray wolf (Canis lupus) ... The extinct North American dire wolf (C. dirus) evolved from a North ...
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The Grateful Dead performing Dire Wolf on the Tom Snyder Show on 7-5-81.
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The song "Dire Wolf" was inspired, at least in name, by watching the Hound of the Baskervilles on TV with Garcia. We were speculating on what the ghostly hound might turn out to be, and somehow the idea that maybe it was a Dire Wolf came up.
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The dire wolf is one of the more famous Ice Age mammals. ... If you have ever visited the tar pits at Rancho La Brea, you know that the dire wolf is the species of mammal most commonly found in the tar pits.
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