Dire Wolf (replica)

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Dire Wolf (replica)

Entry/Object ID

2011.57.17

Description

Description: Family: Canidae Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Genus: Canis Common Name: Dire Wolf Age: Pleistocene Location: La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, CA Description: (replica) of a Dire Wolf, highly detailed. Dak brown in color with white teeth. Physical Characteristics: The Dire Wolf, Canis dirus, is an extinct carnivorous mammal of the genus Canis, and was most common in North America and South America from the Irvingtonian stage to the Rancholabrean stage of the Pleistocene epoch living 1.80 Ma – 10,000 years ago, existing for approximately 1.79 million years. Elements: Fully detailed replica of a skull. Family: Chordata Genus: Canis Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Phylum: Chordata

Collection

Museum Collection of Fossils

Acquisition

Accession

2011.57

Source or Donor

Museum Collection of Fossils

Acquisition Method

Long-term Loan

Dimensions

Width

6-11/16 in

Depth

5-1/4 in

Length

12-1/2 in

Location

Location

Container

Center

Drawer

Bottom

Shelf

Right

Cabinet

Case # 49

Wall

North

Room

Delmar Smith Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Permanent