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Post by bronzeback60 on Aug 9, 2018 19:34:59 GMT
Just a quick question more then anything.
Is it possible that The extinct Dire Wolf is not really extinct?
Fossils have been found around the Ohio River Valley that shows they lived here
The Dire Wolf supposibly went extinct about 110,000 years ago but maybe they didn't or maybe they evolved
Any thoughts
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Post by whitefeather on Aug 10, 2018 10:21:16 GMT
Hello Bronzeback60 and Welcome!
The short answer to your question would be; anything is possible.
I've not heard of any evidence suggesting the Dire wolf is not extinct, though it would be amazing to see one. If you're asking if they could have evolved into what we call Dogman, I would say no. At least not naturally. I don't believe 110,000 years is nearly long enough to account for the physiological differences between Dire wolves and the reported descriptions of Dogman.
While Dire wolves could have become significantly larger in that time span, there doesn't seem to be appropriate environmental cues, such as more and larger prey species, to trigger this evolutionary response.
The most notable difference is the Dogmans observed ability to easily walk bipedally. In my opinion the evolutionary process would require millions of years to allow a quadrupedal species to do this.
Those are my thoughts anyway. As always, all courteous responses are welcome.
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