Armbruster's wolf
Extinct species of carnivore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Armbruster's wolf (Aenocyon armbrusteri) is an extinct species that was endemic to North America and lived during the Irvingtonian stage[1] of the Pleistocene epoch, spanning from 1.9 Mya—250,000 years BP.[2] Originating from the Early Pleistocene,[3] the taxon is notable because it is proposed as the ancestor of one of the most famous prehistoric carnivores in North America, the dire wolf,[1] and as a species of the genus Aenocyon.[4]
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Armbruster's wolf | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Genus: | †Aenocyon |
Species: | †A. armbrusteri |
Binomial name | |
†Aenocyon armbrusteri J. W. Gidley, 1913 | |
Range of Armbruster's wolf based on fossil distribution |
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