Paleontologists and archaeologists discovered that 60 million years, small mammals resembling the weasel
lived in what are now parts of Asia. It is called Miacis, the genus that became the ancestor of the animals known today as
canids: dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes.
Terriers
Dog
(species Canis familiaris), domestic mammal of the family Canidae (order
Carnivora); it is related to wolves, foxes, and jackals.
