Name: Carnivora; Canidae: Canis falconeri (fossil wolf skull)
Age: Early Pleistocene
Size (25.4mm=1 inch): Skull: 242 mm long (265 mm including attached vertebrae), 120 mm high, 100 mm across
Location: Sanmen Formation , Xihe, Gansu Province, China
Code: CF014
Price: $525.00 - Sold
 Description:
This skull comes from a Canid known as Canis falconeri. It is a large relative
of the wolf, which along with several other member of the genus replaced several
large Hyaenas in Europe during what was known as the "wolf event". It
was what is termed a "hypercarnivore", meaning that it derived over
70% of its nutrition from meat. It was a large canid similar in size to the modern
wolf. The forelimbs indicate it was similar in habits to the modern-day Lycaon
pictus, also known as the Cape Hunting Dog which is known as a cursorial predator
capable of running down swift prey. This example is well-preserved, and includes
several cervical vertebrae in articulation. |
