Chris RemingtonM to [email protected] • 1 month agoThe Return of the Dire Wolf (after 10,000 years)time.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up120cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareVodulas [they/them]linkfedilink2•1 month agoNot only that, but grey wolves aren’t even the closest related existing species, and some scientists that work at Colossal wrote the study saying as much. If you want to call it a new species, sure, I could see it, but a dire wolf it is not
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 month agoThey separated pretty far back, so they’re about equally related to jackals, dogs, wild dogs, various wolf species, and coyotes.
minus-squareVodulas [they/them]linkfedilink2•1 month agoAfrican Jackals are closest based on what I have seen. Dire wolves and north American canids might share a common ancestor, though
Not only that, but grey wolves aren’t even the closest related existing species, and some scientists that work at Colossal wrote the study saying as much. If you want to call it a new species, sure, I could see it, but a dire wolf it is not
Wait, which one is? Dogs?
They separated pretty far back, so they’re about equally related to jackals, dogs, wild dogs, various wolf species, and coyotes.
African Jackals are closest based on what I have seen. Dire wolves and north American canids might share a common ancestor, though