Canis armbrusteri (Armbruster’s Wolf)

Can-is arm-bruss-teh-ri (Arm-bruss-terz Wolf).
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Canis armbrusteri (Armbruster's Wolf)

Phonetic

Can-is arm-bruss-teh-ri (Arm-bruss-terz Wolf).

Named By

J. W. Gidley - 1913.

Classification

Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Canidae, Canis.

Diet

Carnivore

Species

C. armbrusteri (type).

Size

Average 1.5 meters long.

Known locations

Throughout the USA.

Time Period

Calabrian to Ionian of the Pleistocene.

Fossil representation

Numerous individuals are known.

In Depth

Further Reading

– Preliminary report on a recently discovered Pleistocene cave deposit near Cumberland, Maryland. – J. W. Gidley – 1913. – Phylogenetic systematics of the North American fossil Caninae (Carnivora, Canidae) – Richard H. Tedford, Xiaoming Wang, Beryl E. Taylor – 2009.

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