Q. Consider the following:

1. Dire Wolf Scientific Name is Aenocyon dirus
2. First revived dire wolf pups are named Romulus and Remus
3. Closest living relative of dire wolf is Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
4. Dire wolves went extinct in the Late Holocene, around 2,000 years ago

Which of the above statements is / are correctly matched?
Answer: A, B and C only
Notes: Statement D is incorrect. Although dire wolves did go extinct, it happened around the Late Pleistocene, approximately 13,000 years ago, not in the Late Holocene 2,000 years ago. Therefore, options containing Statement D are subsequently incorrect.

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