For those of you who subscribe to Natural History there is an excellent article (featuring the always astounding artwork of Mauricio Anton) about the evolution of canids in the new issue. If such a short article on ancient dogs and their relatives isn't enough for you, though, you're in luck. Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History by Wang & Tedford has just been let off the chain and I can't wait to pick up a copy.
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