Discoverwildlife.com August 27, 2026 • 16:44

It lived millions of years ago, was the size of of a brown bear and the largest dog ever; able to crush bone with its deadly teeth – but was wiped out by cats - BBC Wildlife Magazine

By Will Newton

Similar in size to the fictional dire wolves from George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones, Epicyon is widely considered the biggest canid of all time…

This ancient giant dog wasnt anything like our beloved pooches today, it was more comparable in size to a brown bear .
Epicyon belongs to the family Canidae, the group that includes wolves and dogs,… [+5726 chars]

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It lived millions of years ago, was the size of of a brown bear and the largest dog ever; able to crush bone with its deadly teeth – but was wiped out by cats - BBC Wildlife Magazine

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