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In 2021, a literature review of the current evidence infers that domestication of the dog began in Siberia 26,000-19,700 years ago by Ancient North Eurasians, then later dispersed eastwards into the Americas and westwards across Eurasia.
Updated on August 17, 2019. In many ways, the story of dog evolution follows the same plotline as the evolution of horses and elephants: a small, inoffensive, ancestral species gives rise, over the course of tens of millions of years, to the respectably sized descendants we know and love today.
For more than 12,000 years it has lived with humans as a hunting companion, protector, object of scorn or adoration, and friend. The dog evolved from the gray wolf into more than 400 distinct breeds. Human beings have played a major role in creating dogs that fulfill distinct societal needs.
By modelling the relationships in and between groups of ancient and modern dogs, the researchers determined that a 10,900-year-old dog from Russia was distinct from later ancient European,...
Meet the Scientist Studying How Dogs Evolved From Predator to Pet. Learn about how humans of the past helped build the bond between us and our favorite furry friends. Emily Leclerc. March 23,...
Where and when dogs arose is one of the biggest mysteries of domestication. To solve it, researchers have tried everything from analyzing ancient dog bones to sequencing modern dog DNA—all with inconclusive results.
Tools made from obsidian transported from 1,500 kilometres away were also found, suggesting long-distance transport through the use of sled dogs. The optimal maximum size for a sled dogis 20-25 kg based on thermo-regulation, and the ancient sled dogs were between 16 and 25 kg. The study proposes that the evolution of the dog proceeded in three ...
From precious pomeranians to mangy mutts, all domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) seem to be descended from the Eurasian gray wolf (Canis lupis). But what we still don't know is exactly...
Whole-genome resequencing of dogs and wolves helps identify genomic regions that are likely to represent targets for selection during dog domestication.
We show that dogs are overall more closely related to ancient wolves from eastern Eurasia than to those from western Eurasia, suggesting a domestication process in the east.