Aenocyon dirus

From †Aenocyon + Latin dirus (“dreadful”)

†Aenocyon dirus

1. A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – dire wolf, principally of the Americas.
   • 2025 April 7, Katie Hunt, “Scientists say they have resurrected the dire wolf”, in CNN‎^[1] (in English):

     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.)

• (species): †Canis dirus

• (species): Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Cynoidea – infraorder; Canidae – family; Caninae – subfamily; Canini – tribe; Canina – subtribe; †Aenocyon – genus

• (species): †Aenocyon dirus dirus, †Aenocyon dirus guildayi – subspecies

• Aenocyon dirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aenocyon dirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Aenocyon dirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons