Aenocyon dirus

Translingual thumb|Life restoration thumb|Size comparison Etymology From †Aenocyon genus + mul la dirus dreadful; dire Pronunciation English: en /aɪˈnɒkaɪ.ɒn ˈdaɪrəs/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-aenocyon dirus.wav North Carolina Proper noun †1 Aenocyon dirus la species family Canidae dire wolf, principally of the Americas en mul Katie Hunt Scientists say they have resurrected the dire wolf w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/07/science/dire-wolf-de-extinction-cloning-colossal/index.html 2025-04-07 The dire wolf, Aenocyon dirus, which was the inspiration for the fearsome canine featured in the HBO TV series “Game of Thrones,” was a top predator that once roamed North America. (HBO shares parent company Warner Bros. Discovery with CNN.) Using ancient DNA extracted from two dire wolf fossils, Colossal’s scientists and collaborators said they were able to assemble two high-quality Aenocyon dirus genomes, or complete sets of genetic information. https://web.archive.org/web/20250427080211/https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/07/science/dire-wolf-de-extinction-cloning-colossal/index.html Synonyms species †Canis dirus species obsolete Hypernyms species Carnivora order order; Caniformia suborder suborder; Cynoidea infraorder infraorder; Canidae family family; Caninae subfamily subfamily; Canini tribe tribe; Canina subtribe subtribe; †Aenocyon genus genus Hyponyms species †Aenocyon dirus dirus subspecies, †Aenocyon dirus guildayi subspecies subspecies References 1 1 1 mul Canids