In shape, the Paleolithic dogs most resembled the Siberian husky (as the one shown here), researchers say, but in size, they were somewhat larger, probably comparable to large shepherd dogs.Posted on 10/20/2008 8:36:28 AM PDT by BGHater
Discovery could push back the date for the earliest dog by 17,700 years
An international team of scientists has just identified what they believe is the world's first known dog, which was a large and toothy canine that lived 31,700 years ago and subsisted on a diet of horse, musk ox and reindeer, according to a new study.
The discovery could push back the date for the earliest dog by 17,700 years, since the second oldest known dog, found in Russia, dates to 14,000 years ago.
Remains for the older prehistoric dog, which were excavated at Goyet Cave in Belgium, suggest to the researchers that the Aurignacian people of Europe from the Upper Paleolithic period first domesticated dogs. Fine jewelry and tools, often decorated with depictions of big game animals, characterize this culture.
If Paleolithic dogs still existed as a breed today, they would surely win best in show for strength and biting ability.
"In shape, the Paleolithic dogs most resemble the Siberian husky, but in size, however, they were somewhat larger, probably comparable to large shepherd dogs," added Germonpré, a paleontologist at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.
In shape, the Paleolithic dogs most resembled the Siberian husky (as the one shown here), researchers say, but in size, they were somewhat larger, probably comparable to large shepherd dogs.
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dog ping.
Walk like an Egyptian....
Cool!
Did they have 100 lb. bags of Ol’ Roy back then?
It is a little known fact that Purina Dog Chow was in business 31,700 years ago.
Wow. Didn't know Helen was THAT old.
That’s 221900 years ago in dog years.
LOL! Pretty hard to see those ancestral wolf gene’s in that cute little fuzz ball.
How adorable.
Now one can convince me that dogs were not a blessing from God.
Man’s true friend.
That is my new killer coon dog in training.
Are you gay?
(Not that there's anything wrong with that.)
Why would having a smart cute dog make me gay?
As a matter of fact, that little 10 week old Shih-Tzu is cleaner, smarter and better bred than half of the U.S. population that is otherwise known as Democrats.
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