The first fossil from an Ethiopian wolf in Africa – half a jawbone – has been found by experts from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (HU) along with Spanish and Italian paleontologists from the University of California at Berkeley. The specimen is the first and only Pleistocene fossil of this species, the team wrote. A drawing of an Ethiopian wolf. C. simensis is more closely linked genetically with the Eurasian and North American gray wolf, Canis lupus, the North American coyote, C. latrans, the Asian jackal C. aureus and the African small golden wolf C. lupaster, than with any other African wolf such as the African painted dog, Lycaon pictus, or the African jackals (Lupulella mesomelas and Lup. The wolves are believed to live in places with an annual mean temperature ranging from 6 °C to 13 °C.

Source: Ethiopian News May 17, 2023 13:43 UTC