Dire wolf

The dire wolf (Canis dirus, "fearsome dog") is an extinct species of the genus Canis. The dire wolf lived in the Americas and Eastern Asia during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs (125,000–9,500 years ago). The species was named in 1858, four years after the first specimen had been found. Two subspecies are recognized: Canis dirus guildayi and Canis dirus dirus. The dire wolf probably evolved from Armbruster's wolf (Canis armbrusteri) in North America.

Dire wolf in The Opening of the World

Dire wolves were a common predator in the Raumsdalian Empire.

Dire wolf in "The Yorkshire Mammoth"

Dire wolves vanished from England, Wales and Scotland during the Roman period, but survived in Ireland until the Norman invasion.

See also

• Wolf, a closely related candid that is still around today.