Though scientists previously believed that domestic dogs evolved from Canis Lupus, the gray wolf, genetic analysis indicates that they evolved from a now-extinct species.
The Canis lupus, the gray wolf, and Canis familiaris, the domestic dog have so many common characteristics. However, after research, the origin seems to be slightly different according to scientists.
The dog was domesticated about 23,000 years ago by the people of Northern Eurasia at that time. This was far much later after its complete evolution. The evolution of the dog can be traced back to a common ancestor as the wolf but they belong to different classes according to the new discovery.
Since the newly discovered species of the ancestors of the dog is extinct, not much is known about them except a reconstruction of how they might have looked like.
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