Game of Thrones Got It VERY Wrong | Dire Wolves Aren’t Wolves (Ft. Evolution Soup)

One of the most iconic ice age beasts often taken for granted, are the dire wolves. Tens of thousands of bones of these large canines have been recovered from all over North America, from the tar pits of L.A. to the quaternary deposits of Bolivia. They’ve been a part of ice age paleoart since their discovery and have made their way into the realm of fantasy with their appearance in HBO’s game of thrones. A new study, fresh off the digital press, has made a startling discovery in the preserved DNA of these robust carnivores; they’re not wolves at all, but rather an ancient lineage of dogs that first evolved in North America many millions of years before wolves even got here. __________________________________________________________________ ✅ PATREON ✅   / edgescience   __________________________________________________________________ ✅ STICKERS & SHIRTS ✅ https://www.redbubble.com/people/Pain... __________________________________________________________________ Music: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/game content is recorded and edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary and social satire. I do not own the images, music, or video used in this video, all rights and credit goes to the original owners. __________________________________________________________________ My Links - Like and Subscribe for more videos! ✅Facebook: facebook.com/ExpeditionDG/ ✅Twitter: twitter.com/EDGEinthewild ✅Instagram: @edgeonthetrail __________________________________________________________________ Hashtags - #GameofThrones #DireWolf #IceAge __________________________________________________________________ REFERENCES: Perri, A.R., Mitchell, K.J., Mouton, A. et al. Dire wolves were the last of an ancient New World canid lineage. Nature (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-03... https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158... __________________________________________________________________________ Interview with Dr. Perri and Mark from Evolution Soup -    • Dire Wolves DNA Secrets ~ with ANGELA PERRI   Evolution Soup:    / @evolutionsoup   __________________________________________________________________________ Cenozoic Survival Project: https://www.roblox.com/games/11124191... Discord:   / discord   Twitter:   / cenosurvivalrbx   Team Charley - Project organizer/game owner   / zacthepaleonerd   PalaeoSD - Base Model   / palaeosd   Bavelly - Animation & texturing   / bavelly3   Aditya Srinath - Scientific Consultation & Sound Design   / adi_fatalis