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Quaternary records of the dire wolf, Canis dirus , in North and South America

Quaternary records of the dire wolf, Canis dirus , in North and South America The dire wolf was an important large, late Pleistocene predator in North and South America, well adapted to preying on megaherbivores. Geographically widespread, Canis dirus is reported from 136 localities in North America from Alberta, Canada, southward and from three localities in South America (Muaco, Venezuela; Talara, Peru; and Tarija, Bolivia). The species lived in a variety of environments, from forested mountains to open grasslands and plains ranging in elevation from sea level to 2255 m (7400 feet). Canis dirus is assigned to the Rancholabrean land mammal age of North America and the Lujanian land mammal age of South America and was among the many large carnivores and megaherbivores that became extinct in North and South America near the end of the Pleistocene Epoch. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Boreas Wiley

Quaternary records of the dire wolf, Canis dirus , in North and South America

Boreas , Volume 28 (3) – Sep 1, 1999

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Copyright © 1999 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0300-9483
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1502-3885
DOI
10.1111/j.1502-3885.1999.tb00227.x
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Abstract

The dire wolf was an important large, late Pleistocene predator in North and South America, well adapted to preying on megaherbivores. Geographically widespread, Canis dirus is reported from 136 localities in North America from Alberta, Canada, southward and from three localities in South America (Muaco, Venezuela; Talara, Peru; and Tarija, Bolivia). The species lived in a variety of environments, from forested mountains to open grasslands and plains ranging in elevation from sea level to 2255 m (7400 feet). Canis dirus is assigned to the Rancholabrean land mammal age of North America and the Lujanian land mammal age of South America and was among the many large carnivores and megaherbivores that became extinct in North and South America near the end of the Pleistocene Epoch.

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Published: Sep 1, 1999

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