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Not only that, but grey wolves aren't even the closest related existing species, and some scientists that work at Colossal wrote the study saying as much. If you want to call it a new species, sure, I could see it, but a dire wolf it is not
Wait, which one is? Dogs?
African Jackals are closest based on what I have seen. Dire wolves and north American canids might share a common ancestor, though
They separated pretty far back, so they're about equally related to jackals, dogs, wild dogs, various wolf species, and coyotes.