The Dog linage began 37 million years ago in North America in predators that had distinctive pairs of shearing teeth and ran down prey. Early canids reached Europe seven million years ago.
The Eucyon, a fox-size canid, moved west from North America around 4 to 6 million years ago and gave rise to most modern canids, including wolves, coyotes, and jackals.
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