A group of researchers discovered an ancient wolf bone and say its DNA suggests dogs diverged from wolves 27,000 to 40,000 years ago – not 11,000 to 16,000 years ago, as previous research has suggested. Pontus Skoglund, research fellow in genetics, is a coauthor of the study.
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