When Did Dire Wolves Go Extinct?

You might initially assume that a dire wolf is an imaginary creature. The same as a unicorn or a fire-breathing dragon. After all, they were featured in George R.R. Martin’s fantasy novels and TV series Game of Thrones. It is reasonable to assume that dire wolves did not exist in our world. You would, however, be gravely mistaken! A dire wolf is a real animal that eventually went extinct. There is evidence that the wolves that we now call dire wolves (Canis dirus) patrolled North America during Earth’s last ice age.

Have you ever wondered what these prehistoric creatures were like? Do you want to know why and when dire wolves went extinct? Here you will discover everything you need to know about the dire wolf and its sad extinction.

[indyreno]

You got the scientific name of the dire wolf completely wrong, its correct scientific name is actually Aenocyon dirus, it shares this genus name with six other recognized species being the the †Zhoukoudian Wolf (Aenocyon variabilis), the †Armbruster's Wolf (Aenocyon armbrusteri), the †Miller's Wolf (Aenocyon ferox), the †Edward's Wolf (Aenocyon edwardii), the †Ameghino's Wolf (Aenocyon nehringi), and the †Kraglievich's Wolf (Aenocyon gezi).

[preuvevivante]

I new because their food became extinct