The skull shape of Canis lupus. A study of wolf and dog cranial morphology

The aim of this research is to analyse craniomandibular features in contemporary wolves and dogs in order to study evolutionary changes that are assumed to be related to domestication. We compared these modern canids with four fossils from different Upper Pleistocene (Grotta Romanelli, Terrasses de...

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Main Authors: Blázquez Orta, Raquel, Rodríguez, Laura, Galindo Pellicena, María Ángeles, Gaspar Simón, Ignacio De, García García, Nuria
Other Authors: Fiore, Ivana, Lugli, Francesca
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Archaeopress 2023
Subjects:
599.742.11
domestication
Canis lupus
morphometry
skull
Pleistocene
Mamíferos
2401.01 Anatomía Animal
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88285
https://doi.org/10.32028/9781803273549
https://www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress/download/9781803273549
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Summary:The aim of this research is to analyse craniomandibular features in contemporary wolves and dogs in order to study evolutionary changes that are assumed to be related to domestication. We compared these modern canids with four fossils from different Upper Pleistocene (Grotta Romanelli, Terrasses de la Riera dels Canyars) and Holocene (Portalón) sites of the Mediterranean region. The specimens were analysed using both traditional and geometric (2D) morphometric techniques. Our results characterise wolves’ greater mandible size (dental series), greater cranial width and length, and less elongated snout. Depto. de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y Paleontología Sección Deptal. de Anatomía y Embriología (Veterinaria) Fac. de Ciencias Geológicas Fac. de Veterinaria TRUE Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad pub

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