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The Dingo is Australia's wild dog. It is an ancient breed of domestic dog that was introduced to Australia, probably by Asian seafarers, about 4,000 years ago. Its origins have been traced back to early breeds of domestic dogs in south east Asia.
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Jul 8, 2024 · Using 42 ancient DNA samples from dingo bone and teeth remains housed in museums and excavated from caves and other sites, researchers date the arrival of the iconic canines in Australia through Pacific traders to between 3000 and 8000 years ago.
The oldest remains of dingoes in Australia are around 3,500 years old. A dingo pack usually consists of a mated pair, their offspring from the current year, and sometimes offspring from the previous year.
Jul 9, 2024 · Scientists extracted DNA from 42 ancient dingo skeletons that pre-date the arrival of Europeans to Australia. The dingo remains range in age from 400 to 2,746 years old, and they were...
Jul 9, 2024 · The multidisciplinary research team generated a first-of-its-kind collection of 42 ancient dingo specimens, dating from 400 to 2,746 years ago, and compared the data with DNA from modern dingoes, as well as ancient and modern dogs worldwide.
Jul 11, 2024 · “We examined genomic data from ancient dingo individuals, ranging from 400 to 2,746 years old, to reconstruct what dingo populations looked like prior to the introduction of modern domestic dogs into Australia and persecution by European colonisers.”
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Jul 8, 2024 · Australia's oldest dingo DNA, from fossils up to 2,746 years in age, has been compared with modern populations. The study points to two distinct dingo groups east and west of the Great Dividing ...
