New Body Mass Estimates for Canis dirus, the Extinct Pleistocene Dire Wolf
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2006
Publication Title
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
First Page
209
Last Page
212
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26%5B209:NBMEFC%5D2.0.CO;2
Abstract
Quantitative study of the body mass of Canis dirus. Results indicate a mean body mass comparable to the extant gray wolf, suggesting larger individual animals probably exceed the body mass range of extant gray wolves.
Rights
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Recommended Citation
Anyonge, William and Roman, Christopher T., "New Body Mass Estimates for Canis dirus, the Extinct Pleistocene Dire Wolf" (2006). Scholarship and Professional Work – COPHS. 158.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cophs_papers/158
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