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By 0. 3 Mya, Canis lupus ( the gray wolf ) was fully developed and had spread throughout Europe and northern Asia ; and Beringia offered a way to North America.

At around 100, 000 years ago, the dire wolf, one of the largest members of the dog family, had spread from South America to southern Canada and from coast to coast.

The dire wolf shared its habitat with the gray wolf.

Around 8, 000 years ago the dire wolf became extinct.