Fossils prove 6ft-long dire wolves split off from other wolves nearly six million years ago
The fearsome 6ft-long dire wolves – as featured in Game of Thrones – first split from other wolf species about six million years ago, a new study discovered. The remains of more than 4,000 now extinct dire wolves have been excavated from La Brea Tar Pits in California and examined by experts from Durham University. … Read more