Research Gives New Insights Into The Origin Of Dogs
- 9 years ago
According to a new study, dogs became a separate species from wolves up to 40,000 years ago which is much earlier than another team had concluded previously.
The lineages of modern dogs and wolves may have split thousands of years earlier than previously thought.
According to new research, the divergence happened around 27,000 to 40,000 years ago, far ahead of the 11,000 to 16,000-year range that a separate, previous study had estimated.
The results may also indicate that dogs were domesticated much earlier as well, as the team believes this relationship with humans was in place during the split.
Their conclusions are
The lineages of modern dogs and wolves may have split thousands of years earlier than previously thought.
According to new research, the divergence happened around 27,000 to 40,000 years ago, far ahead of the 11,000 to 16,000-year range that a separate, previous study had estimated.
The results may also indicate that dogs were domesticated much earlier as well, as the team believes this relationship with humans was in place during the split.
Their conclusions are