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The Pleistocene wolf, also referred to as the Late Pleistocene wolf, is an extinct lineage or ecomorph of the gray wolf (Canis lupus). It was a Late Pleistocene – early Holocene hypercarnivore. While comparable in size to a large modern grey wolf, it possessed a shorter, broader palate with large carnassial teeth relative to its overall skull size, allowing it to prey and scavenge on Pleistocene megafauna. Such an adaptation is an example of phenotypic plasticity. It was once distributed across the northern Holarctic. Phylogenetic evidence indicates that despite being much smaller than the prehistoric wolf, the Japanese wolf (C. l. hodophilax), which went extinct in the early 20th century, was of a Pleistocene wolf lineage, thus extending its survival to several millennia after its previou

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  • The Pleistocene wolf, also referred to as the Late Pleistocene wolf, is an extinct lineage or ecomorph of the gray wolf (Canis lupus). It was a Late Pleistocene – early Holocene hypercarnivore. While comparable in size to a large modern grey wolf, it possessed a shorter, broader palate with large carnassial teeth relative to its overall skull size, allowing it to prey and scavenge on Pleistocene megafauna. Such an adaptation is an example of phenotypic plasticity. It was once distributed across the northern Holarctic. Phylogenetic evidence indicates that despite being much smaller than the prehistoric wolf, the Japanese wolf (C. l. hodophilax), which went extinct in the early 20th century, was of a Pleistocene wolf lineage, thus extending its survival to several millennia after its previous estimated extinction around 7,500 years ago. (en)
  • Il lupo della megafauna (Canis cf. lupus, ove cf. sta per "incerto") era un canide simile in taglia ad un grosso lupo grigio ma dotato di mascelle e denti più grandi e robusti in ragione di una specializzazione per plasticità fenotipica alla predazione ed alla saprofagia della megafauna del Pleistocene inferiore nella c.d. "steppa dei mammut". La specie non è ad oggi ancora ben classificata a livello tassonomico ed è ritenuta ecomorfa del Canis lupus. Alcuni studiosi la considerano il canide da cui sarebbe stato selezionato il cane domestico. (it)
  • Мегафаунный волк (англ. Megafaunal wolf) — внесистематическое название вымершей экоморфы волка обыкновенного. Мегафаунный волк жил в период позднего плейстоцена — раннего голоцена. По размерам был схож с современным волком обыкновенным (Canis lupus), но имел некоторые отличия от него, например, особенности строения зубов. Название получил в силу своей пищевой специализации: он охотился на крупных животных — мегафауну. Мегафаунного волка не следует путать с ужасным волком. Ужасный волк обитал только на территории Северной Америки, в период позднего плейстоцена и не является прямым родственником мегафаунного волка. (ru)
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  • Late Pleistocene to Holocene (en)
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  • Canis (en)
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  • Pleistocene wolf skulls and jaws from Hutton and Banwell Caves, and Oreston Cave , England (en)
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  • Pleistocene wolf (en)
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  • Phylogenetic tree for Canis lupus with timing in years (en)
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  • Il lupo della megafauna (Canis cf. lupus, ove cf. sta per "incerto") era un canide simile in taglia ad un grosso lupo grigio ma dotato di mascelle e denti più grandi e robusti in ragione di una specializzazione per plasticità fenotipica alla predazione ed alla saprofagia della megafauna del Pleistocene inferiore nella c.d. "steppa dei mammut". La specie non è ad oggi ancora ben classificata a livello tassonomico ed è ritenuta ecomorfa del Canis lupus. Alcuni studiosi la considerano il canide da cui sarebbe stato selezionato il cane domestico. (it)
  • The Pleistocene wolf, also referred to as the Late Pleistocene wolf, is an extinct lineage or ecomorph of the gray wolf (Canis lupus). It was a Late Pleistocene – early Holocene hypercarnivore. While comparable in size to a large modern grey wolf, it possessed a shorter, broader palate with large carnassial teeth relative to its overall skull size, allowing it to prey and scavenge on Pleistocene megafauna. Such an adaptation is an example of phenotypic plasticity. It was once distributed across the northern Holarctic. Phylogenetic evidence indicates that despite being much smaller than the prehistoric wolf, the Japanese wolf (C. l. hodophilax), which went extinct in the early 20th century, was of a Pleistocene wolf lineage, thus extending its survival to several millennia after its previou (en)
  • Мегафаунный волк (англ. Megafaunal wolf) — внесистематическое название вымершей экоморфы волка обыкновенного. Мегафаунный волк жил в период позднего плейстоцена — раннего голоцена. По размерам был схож с современным волком обыкновенным (Canis lupus), но имел некоторые отличия от него, например, особенности строения зубов. Название получил в силу своей пищевой специализации: он охотился на крупных животных — мегафауну. (ru)
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  • Canis cf. lupus (it)
  • Pleistocene wolf (en)
  • Мегафаунный волк (ru)
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