• Aielman15@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Interesting. The article suggests that there is the possibility that ancient humans domesticated a canid species that is similar but different from the wolf and the dog (although there’s no consensus yet).

    I’d kill to have more knowledge of the prehistoric times.

  • Zachariah@lemmy.world
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    Purported remains of “Paleolithic dogs” have been reported from several European archaeological sites dating to over 30,000 years ago. Their status as domesticated is highly controversial, with some authors suggesting them to be the ancestors of the domestic dog or an extinct, morphologically and genetically divergent wolf population.