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Dire wolves were the last of an ancient New World canid lineage.
Nature - 1 Mar 2021
Perri Angela R, Mitchell Kieren J, Mouton Alice, Álvarez-Carretero Sandra, Hulme-Beaman Ardern, Haile James, Jamieson Alexandra, Meachen Julie, Lin Audrey T, Schubert Blaine W, Ameen Carly, Antipina Ekaterina E, Bover Pere, Brace Selina, Carmagnini Alberto, Carøe Christian, Samaniego Castruita Jose A, Chatters James C, Dobney Keith, Dos Reis Mario, Evin Allowen, Gaubert Philippe, Gopalakrishnan Shyam, Gower Graham, Heiniger Holly, Helgen Kristofer M, Kapp Josh, Kosintsev Pavel A, Linderholm Anna, Ozga Andrew T, Presslee Samantha, Salis Alexander T, Saremi Nedda F, Shew Colin, Skerry Katherine, Taranenko Dmitry E, Thompson Mary, Sablin Mikhail V, Kuzmin Yaroslav V, Collins Matthew J, Sinding Mikkel-Holger S, Gilbert M Thomas P, Stone Anne C, Shapiro Beth, Van Valkenburgh Blaire, Wayne Robert K, Larson Greger, Cooper Alan, Frantz Laurent A F
Abstract excerpt
Dire wolves are considered to be one of the most common and widespread large carnivores in Pleistocene America1, yet relatively little is known about their evolution or extinction. Here, to reconstruct the evolutionary history of dire wolves, we sequenced five genomes from sub-fossil remains dating from 13,000 to more than 50,000 years ago. Our results indicate that although they were similar morphologically to...
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