Ancient Tumat puppies identified as wolves, not early domesticated dogs

A team of archaeologists, natural scientists, evolutionary specialists and paleontologists affiliated with a number of institutions across Europe, and also Russia and the U.K., has found evidence strongly suggesting that the famous Tumat puppies were not domesticated dogs as many have suggested, but were instead wolves. In their paper published in the journal Quaternary Research, the group describes their extensive study of the two canine remains and what they found.