A Siberian husky, thought to most resemble the Paleolithic dogs of our forefathers(Photo from Daily Mail)
From Daily Mail:
For hundreds of years they've been considered man's best friend, and now it seems dogs have been around longer than thought.
Scientists have discovered the oldest-ever remains of dogs dating back 31,700 years - that's 221,900 in dog years...
The remains push back the date for the earliest dog by 14,000 years, and suggest the forefathers of the modern canine were a lot stronger and a lot hungrier than next-door's Fido.
From studying the fossils, found at Goyet Cave in Belgium, the international team of scientists believe the animals subsisted on a diet of horse, musk ox and reindeer.
Lead author Mietje Germonpré, a paleontologist at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, said: 'In shape, the Paleolithic dogs most resemble the Siberian husky, but in size, however, they were somewhat larger, probably comparable to large shepherd dogs.
'The Paleolithic dogs had wider and shorter snouts and relatively wider brain cases than fossil and recent wolves.'
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