![]() ![]() ![]() The international team of 49 researchers from nine countries sequenced the ancient DNA of five dire wolf sub-fossils from Wyoming, Idaho, Ohio, and Tennessee, dating back to over 50,000 years ago as well as those of many different wolf-like canid species. Previous analyses had led scientists to believe that dire wolves were closely related to grey wolves. The research found that dire wolves were so different from other canine species like coyotes and grey wolves that they were not able to breed with each other. However, lots of mysteries still surround their evolution and extinction. ![]() The study shows that extinct dire wolves split off from other wolves nearly six million years ago and were only a distant relative of today’s wolves.ĭire wolves, made famous in the TV show Game of Thrones, were common across North America until around 13,000 years ago, after which they went extinct. ![]() Now, for the first time, an international team led by Durham University and colleagues in Australia, Germany and the US, have analysed ancient DNA from dire wolves to reveal a complex history of these ice age predators. For fans of the TV show Game of Thrones, dire wolves are often seen as mysterious iconic legends. ![]()
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