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6. Molecular clock studies shows that the split between wolf and dog was 100,000 years ago

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 10:27 AM

Feb 2013

predating Cro-Magnon Man by about 60,000 years. (Neanderthals would therefore be the likely species to domesticate dogs.)

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Ancient wolf DNA to show how predator became man's best friend [View all] G_j Feb 2013 OP

it is absolutely fascinating d_r Feb 2013 #1

I like the junk yard dog hypothesis. longship Feb 2013 #2

agrees AngryAmish Feb 2013 #5

Interesting topic dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #3

More here on subject in general. dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #4

I suppose it would depend on where this occurred, not just when. eShirl Feb 2013 #7

That date doesn't say anything about domestication starroute Feb 2013 #8

I read a theory many years ago that made a LOT of sense. Xithras Feb 2013 #12

certainly a reasonable G_j Feb 2013 #14

Morphological changes can happen sooner (Russian silver fox experiment) BadgerKid Feb 2013 #13

This expermint; greiner3 Feb 2013 #15

There's a *very* concerted attempt to speed up the process, though. Posteritatis Feb 2013 #17

easy, bacon, it was bacon Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #16

Read a book about this a few years ago, elleng Feb 2013 #18