The researchers» skull samples showed Neandertal features present in the face and teeth, but not elsewhere;
the nearby braincase, for example, still showed features associated with more primitive hominins.
The short snout and wide
braincase of a canid skull (top) found in Belgium's Goyet Cave, in comparison with two ancient wolves found in
nearby caves (middle, bottom), led scientists to claim the Goyet bones are from a 36,000 - year - old dog.