Ancient dog bone (shown with coin for interpreting size) (image)
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This bone fragment, found in Southeast Alaska, belongs to a dog that lived about 10,150 years ago, a study concludes. Scientists say the remains, a piece of a femur, provide insight into the question of when dogs and humans first entered the Americas, and what route they took to get there.
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Credit: Douglas Levere / University at Buffalo
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