What dinosaur is closest to a dog?

The First Canids: Hesperocyon and the "Bone-Crushing Dogs"
Paleontologists agree that the late Eocene (about 40 to 35 million years ago) Hesperocyon was directly ancestral to all later canids — and thus to the genus Canis, which branched off from a subfamily of canids about six million years ago.
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What dinosaur is as big as a dog?

The tyrannosaur is known as one of the most fearsome dinosaurs to have ever walked the earth. But new evidence suggests it may have started life the size of a dog. Researchers have discovered that baby tyrannosaurs - cousin of the fearsome T-Rex - were the size of a Border Collie dog when they were born.
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Were there dogs in the dinosaur era?

For wolves and dogs, that was roughly 20,000 to 40,000 years ago. For Eastern and Western dog populations, it was probably between 17,000 and 24,000 years ago. The two ancient German canines turned out to be genetically related to one another, and to the dogs of today despite living thousands of years apart.
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What is the prehistoric version of a dog?

The Paleolithic dog was a Late Pleistocene canine. They were directly associated with human hunting camps in Europe over 30,000 years ago and it is proposed that these were domesticated.
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What pet is most like a dinosaur?

16 Great Pets For Fans of Dinosaurs
  • Frilled Dragon.
  • Armadillo.
  • Emu.
  • Rhino Iguana.
  • Alligator Snapping Turtle.
  • Mata Mata Turtle.
  • Monitor Lizard.
  • Bearded Dragon.
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What is the cutest dinosaur?

Top 10 Cutest Dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era
  • of 10. Gigantoraptor. ...
  • of 10. Leaellynasaura. ...
  • of 10. Limusaurus. ...
  • of 10. Mei. ...
  • of 10. Micropachycephalosaurus. ...
  • of 10. Minmi. ...
  • of 10. Nothronychus. ...
  • of 10. Unaysaurus. Fossils of the Unaysaurus have been found in the Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.
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What dinosaurs still exist?

In an evolutionary sense, birds are a living group of dinosaurs because they descended from the common ancestor of all dinosaurs. Other than birds, however, there is no scientific evidence that any dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor, Apatosaurus, Stegosaurus, or Triceratops, are still alive.
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Did giant dogs exist?

Yes, the monstrous Epicyon haydeni was bigger than a Dire Wolf, bigger than a jaguar, in fact, nearly as big as a modern day African Lion, and is an exception to the rule, which I wrote in that answer. Although to be fair, these prehistoric Big Dogs weren't actually “dogs”, or Canis.
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What dinosaur did dogs evolve from?

The First Canids: Hesperocyon and the "Bone-Crushing Dogs"

Paleontologists agree that the late Eocene (about 40 to 35 million years ago) Hesperocyon was directly ancestral to all later canids — and thus to the genus Canis, which branched off from a subfamily of canids about six million years ago.
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What was the 1st dog breed?

The world's oldest known breed of domesticated dog is the saluki, believed to have emerged in 329 BC. Saluki dogs were revered in ancient Egypt, being kept as royal pets and being mummified after death.
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Does the T Rex eat the dog?

Unfortunately for the dog, the Tyrannosaurus decided to satisfy its hunger as well and ate him.
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What dinosaur is related to a cat?

All modern-day cats are descended from Pseudaelurus. Nimravids and barbourofelids were saber-toothed cat-like animals of the families Nimravidae and Barbourofelidae, respectively.
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Did wolves exist in Stone Age?

The dire wolf is one of the best-known stone-age animals. It appeared in the Late Pleistocene, and lived up to around 9,500 years ago.
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Is there a dinosaur that looks like a dog?

A close dinosaur relative, Asilisaurus kongwe, lived some 240 million years ago in what is now southern Tanzania. The peg-like teeth and upturned beak on its lower jaw suggest the animal was a plant eater.
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What dinosaur is related to a chicken?

Chickens

Who are you calling chicken? Birds descended from a group of two-legged dinosaurs known as theropods, the members of which include the powerful predator Tyrannosaurus rex and the smaller Velociraptors.
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What was the largest prehistoric dog?

The largest canid of all time was Epicyon haydeni, which stood 0.94 m (37 in) tall at the shoulder. The largest bear-dog was a species of Pseudocyon weighing around 773 kg (1,704 lb), representing a very large individual.
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Can dogs mate with foxes?

Short answer: no, they can't. They simply don't have compatible parts. (Of course, that doesn't mean they can't be friends: witness Juniper the Fox and Moose the Dog, above). The longer answer to why dog-fox hybrids can't exist has to do with the two species having vastly different numbers of chromosomes.
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How big is a dire wolf?

In terms of body size, the dire wolf was on average the size of the largest gray wolves which have a shoulder height of 38 inches and a body length of 69 inches. The first dire wolf fossils were found in 1854 from the Ohio River in Indiana.
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What dinosaur is related to a rhino?

Triceratops and rhinos both have similar body structures, and both have horns on their head. Triceratops had three horns and were 30 feet long and weighed 12,000-16,000lbs.
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Is Zeus the dog still alive?

According to the Guinness World Records, the world's tallest dog ever was also a Great Dane named Zeus. He was from Otsego, Michigan and measured 44 inches, but could reach heights of seven feet and four inches when standing on his hind legs. He passed away at the age of five in 2014.
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What dog has the strongest bite?

"The Kangal Shepherd is a Turkish breed of dog that is known for its large size and impressive strength. With a bite force of 743 PSI, this breed is the undisputed king of the canine world when it comes to raw power.
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Are dinosaurs coming back in 2050?

The Adam Smith Institute, a British think tank, has released a new report predicting what life will be like in 2050. According to the report: "Several species of dinosaur will be recreated, making their appearance on Earth for the first time in 66 million years.
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Do dragons exist?

Dragons don't exist (as far as we know), but some of their individual characteristics can be found throughout the animal kingdom. It would have taken quite a few turns for natural selection to have produced dragons, but if you're willing to stretch a bit, most classic dragon characteristics do exist in other species.
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Is dinosaur coming back?

The answer is YES. In fact they will return to the face of the earth in 2050. We found a pregnant T. rex fossil and had DNA in it this is rare and this helps scientists take a step closer of animal cloning a Tyrannosaurus rex and other dinosaurs.
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