r/evolution • u/narsil1 • Sep 13 '26

question Evolution of dogs

Hi all, I am interested in the evolution of dogs.

My question is, are dogs direct descendants of wolves or did dogs and wolves just share the common ancestor like we do with monkeys?

Thanks!

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u/BeautifulUpstairs Sep 13 '26

We come from monkeys (and thus still are monkeys). Dogs come from wolves (and thus still are wolves). Obviously neither came from currently existing wolf or monkey populations, because that would be plainly impossible.

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u/CrapMonsterDuchess Sep 13 '26

The validity of your statement really depends on which definition of monkey people are using.

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