Original title: the beard and eyelashes of the frozen dog are in good condition
Beijing time, Nov. 28, according to the daily mail, scientists have found a dead puppy in Siberian permafrost, with intact beard, eyelashes, soft nose and sharp baby teeth. According to the analysis, it lived in the ice age of 18000 years ago.
1. Scientists found a dead pup in permafrost in Siberia, with intact beard, eyelashes, soft nose and sharp deciduous teeth. It was analyzed that it lived in the ice age of 18000 years ago.
The two-month-old pup is nearly perfectly preserved, but detailed DNA tests have failed to determine its species. So far, scientists are not sure whether it is an ice age dog or a wolf, or a branch of wolf dog evolution.
In the summer of 2018, near the indigirka River in the northeast of Yakutsk, the coldest city in the world, scientists found the dead pup with unique sharp teeth. The cause of its death has not been determined yet, but experts believe that it may have been killed in the late Paleolithic age, and it was not in a state of pain at the time of death.
2. This pup has sharp teeth, and although it is an ancient creature, it is still lifelike.
Russian scientists provided a sample of the pup to the Swedish Center for paleogenetics (CPG) in the hope of revealing its' real identity '- whether it was a wolf or a dog. Dr. Sergey Fedorov said:' the Swedish Center for paleogenetics is the largest canine biological DNA bank in Europe, but in this case, scientists could not directly identify its species. '
He also pointed out that this is a very interesting paleontological study. Will it be a dog? We can't wait to get the answer from further analysis.
3. Experts believe that it may have been killed in the late Paleolithic age, but it was not in a painful state at the time of death, and the specific cause of death is not clear.
At present, Swedish scientist tweeted that this ancient puppy lived 18000 years ago, but it still looks lifelike. We have sequenced the body's genes, but we are still not sure whether it is a wolf or a dog, or maybe it is the common ancestor of wolf and dog? But more gene sequencing is needed.
4. Russian scientists have provided a sample of the pup to the Swedish Center for paleogenetics (CPG), hoping to reveal its' real identity '- whether it was a wolf or a dog.
The ancient puppy was named 'dogor', which means "friend" in the local Yakut language, and the name also expresses the uncertainty about whether it is a dog or what other species.
5. This ancient puppy was named 'dogor', which means friend in the local Yakut language.
Dr. Fedorov, from the North Institute of Applied Ecology, northeastern Federal University of Russia, said that further research and analysis would be carried out. One view is that this species may represent the evolutionary transition from wolf to dog.
6. Further research and analysis will be carried out next. This species may represent the evolutionary transition from wolf to dog.
According to scientists, the ancestors of many modern dogs may only be a population that has lasted for thousands of years in Europe. They are believed to have evolved from an extinct wolf 15000-40000 years ago. Some experts say the evolution of modern dogs may be earlier.