Prehistoric wild dog found at iconic human fossil site, Dmanisi Site, Georgia, southern Caucasus

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Prehistoric wild dog found at iconic human fossil site

Micheal Greshko, Science News, July 29, 2021

 

"Research reveals two highly social mammals crossed

paths at Dmanisi 1.8 million years ago: our ancestral

human cousins, and a pack-hunting canid."

 

Lucenti, S.B., Madurell-Malapeira, J., Martínez-Navarro,

B.,Palmqvist, P., Rook, L. and Lordkipanidze, D., 2021. The first

hunting dog from Dmanisi: comments of social behaviour in 

Canidae and hominins. Scientific Reports. Published July 29, 2021

 

Research Square webpage

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.

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