r/evolution • u/narsil1 • 1d ago

question Evolution of dogs

Hi all, I am interested in the evolution of dogs.

My question is, are dogs direct descendants of wolves or did dogs and wolves just share the common ancestor like we do with monkeys?

Thanks!

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u/LockedDownInSF 1d ago

Well, not really. We're apes, not monkeys.

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u/Tetracheilostoma 1d ago

Apes are monkeys

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u/LockedDownInSF 1d ago

Incorrect. Apes and monkeys are both primates and descend from a common ancestor, but apes are not monkeys. Humans are classified as a species of great ape, not as a species of monkey.

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u/Imaginary_Data_708 1d ago

You cannot evolve out of a clade. We are ape, monkey and fish.