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Canis etruscus
Temporal range: Early Pleistocene 1.9-1.6 Ma
Skeletal fragments of Canis arnensis
Skull in the Montevarchi Paleontological Museum
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]

Canis etruscus, the Etruscan wolf, is an extinct species of canine that was endemic to Mediterranean Europe during the Early Pleistocene. The Etruscan wolf is described as a small wolf-like dog.[2]

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