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Early specimens of the eastern wolf,Canis lupus lycaon

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Celebration of the bicentennial of the birth of James Smithson, in 1965, disclosed the existence of two partial wolf skulls among Indian artifacts in a Swedish museum. These fragmentary skulls, here described, are thought to represent the earliest known preserved specimens of American wolves, except for archeological material.

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  1. Divisions of Mammals and of Cultural Anthropology, U.S. National Museum, 20560, Washington D.C.

    Richard H. Manville & William C. Sturtevant

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Manville, R.H., Sturtevant, W.C. Early specimens of the eastern wolf,Canis lupus lycaon . Chesapeake Science 7, 218–220 (1966). https://doi.org/10.2307/1350441

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