In Depth The Sicilian wolf is a distinct sub species of the gray wolf with the species designation Canis lupus cristaldii.†‬ The Sicilian wolf was similar to those known†‬from Italy,†‬though with lighter†‬more tawny coloured fur.†‬The dark band across the forelimbs of the†‬Italian wolf was absent or at most faintly … Read more
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.
In Depth Further Reading – Preliminary report on the vertebrate type locality of Cita Canyon and the description of an ancestral coyote. – American Journal Science (5)35:383-390. – C. S. Johnston – 1938.
In Depth Dire wolves are extremely well known and are the single most common species of animal found at the world famous Rancho La brea Tar Pits.†For a time of about one-hundred thousand years,†‬the ranges of the dire wolf and gray wolf (Canis lupus) overlapped,†‬and the two coexisted together.†‬The dire wolf … Read more