Canis etruscus

Canis etruscus; Temporal range: Early Pleistocene 1.9-1.6 Ma
	Skull in the Montevarchi Paleontological Museum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Genus:	Canis
Species:	†C. etruscus
Binomial name
	†Canis etruscus; Forsyth Major, 1877

Canis etruscus (the Etruscan wolf), is an extinct species of canine that was endemic to Mediterranean Europe and Crimean peninsula during the Early Pleistocene.^[2] The Etruscan wolf is described as a small wolf-like dog.^[3] It is widely agreed to be the ancestor of Canis mosbachensis, and thus ultimately the modern grey wolf (Canis lupus).^[4]

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^ Bartolini Lucenti, Saverio; Bukhsianidze, Maia; Martínez-Navarro, Bienvenido; Lordkipanidze, David (2020-05-15). "The Wolf From Dmanisi and Augmented Reality: Review, Implications, and Opportunities". Frontiers in Earth Science. 8: 131. Bibcode:2020FrEaS...8..131B. doi:10.3389/feart.2020.00131. hdl:2158/1205943. ISSN 2296-6463.