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For our Dog Lovers:
ed dogs thousands of years ago
The diversity of modern-day dog breeds might have emerged thousands of years ago. An analysis of ancient skulls reveals a distinctive dog skull shape — a shortened snout and widened face, compared to wolves — first seen in nearly 11,000-year-old fossils. Not long after, researchers say, there was a boom in the variety of dog skull shapes and sizes, capturing more than half of the diversity in today’s breeds. An analysis of the genomes of ancient dogs also suggests that ancient humans valued distinctive features, took their canine companions with them when they moved around and traded dogs with useful characteristics.
ed dogs thousands of years ago
The diversity of modern-day dog breeds might have emerged thousands of years ago. An analysis of ancient skulls reveals a distinctive dog skull shape — a shortened snout and widened face, compared to wolves — first seen in nearly 11,000-year-old fossils. Not long after, researchers say, there was a boom in the variety of dog skull shapes and sizes, capturing more than half of the diversity in today’s breeds. An analysis of the genomes of ancient dogs also suggests that ancient humans valued distinctive features, took their canine companions with them when they moved around and traded dogs with useful characteristics.