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Dog scientific name
Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris
Common name for domestic dog
Domestic dog
Dog's wild ancestor
Wolves
Dog domestication period
Late Pleistocene
Domestication initiators
Hunter-gatherers
Common ancestor of dogs and gray wolves
Both share a common ancestor
First domesticated species
Dogs
Timeline of dog domestication
Over 14,000 years ago
Agriculture development vs. dog domestication
Dogs were domesticated before agriculture
Genetic study findings on dog domestication
Genetic studies suggest dog domestication may have occurred between 20,000 and 40,000 years ago.
Dog adaptation due to human association
Ability to thrive on a starch-rich diet
Diet inadequacy comparison
Diet inadequate for other canids