At least, that’s what’s suggested by a recent analysis of a fossil of the same age.
Originally, the fossil was believed to be from a coyote that lived in the Late Pleistocene.
Coyotes are early relatives of the early domesticated dogs, which hunted large prey with human companions.
But early coyotes had a different jaw and more pointed teeth than the sample analyzed by the researchers.
“The dog eats the leftovers from human food.
Its teeth are not so determinant in its survival.”
Oxford University has also offered to date-test the newly analyzed dog jawbone.
Because man’s best friend has never been found to exist in any place other than at our side.
As Valadez told the AFP, “There have never been dogs without people.”
