Fossil dog represents a new species, paleontology grad student finds
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 11:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania has identified a new species of fossil dog. The specimen, found in Maryland, would have roamed the coast of eastern North America approximately 12 million years ago, at a time when massive sharks like megalodon swam in the oceans.