Worthy55
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This was found also in a river in Florida.
That is such an attractive specimen, Worthy -- you can be proud of that one!Mosasaurfiend said:I like dire wolves. Now this will be showing my ignorance
but does dire mean? Where it was first found or a species?
Mosasaurfiend said:Thanks, you know I find it curious that it translates
as (dreadful). Makes me wonder what trait they had that
led to that description. Wolves, from what I know, are
skilled hunters, and social within their packs. Maybe
they displayed different behavior at the time they were
being named.
You find some fantastic fossils, Worthy.....
Dire is a Tennessee ghost town .Harry Pristis said:Mosasaurfiend said:Thanks, you know I find it curious that it translates
as (dreadful). Makes me wonder what trait they had that
led to that description. Wolves, from what I know, are
skilled hunters, and social within their packs. Maybe
they displayed different behavior at the time they were
being named.
You find some fantastic fossils, Worthy.....
Canis dirus was described in 1858 by Joseph Leidy. The type specimen is from the bank of the Ohio River below Evansville, Indiana.
I think it's safe to say that wolves did not enjoy a good reputation in 1858. Since the dire wolf is measurably larger than the gray wolf, Canis lupus, it's not hard to see why Leidy hit on the trivial name, "dirus."
Wolf, dog, coyote . . . the differences are subtle . . . mostly size matters. Here are some coyote teeth for comparison.naturegirl said:Oh Wow! I just posted some upper jaw teeth in "what is it". My teeth look so similar to these, just not that old, or big. This makes me think my teeth are wolf. Cool!
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Which three teeth do you have, 'naturegirl'?naturegirl said:Hi worthy, please forgive me for hijacking your thread, but I want to follow up on the coyote teeth measurements Harry P gave. I finally figured out what a M1 is, and it measures 20mm on the three teeth I have. Bigger than the coyote measurement. But I guess it still can't rule out a large dog? Pardon my butting in, but wolf anything would be very cool. Thanks
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You are quite welcome, naturegirl. I learned something also, so it was not a chore.naturegirl said:Harry, ALL Right! I don't know where you live, but did you hear me hollar? Thank you so much for this invaluable info. It's a wolf! I apperciate the time you took with this.
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