Greenland Dog Skull

GREENLAND DOG

Canis familiaris

   
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1. Lateral view
2. Ventral view 
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A robust skull, from a robust breed of dog, perhaps somewhat closer to the wolf than others, due to frequent interbreeding. This is the traditional Greenland sledge dog, also known as the Husky.

TAXONOMY
Order - Carnivora (typical carnivores)
Suborder - Canoidea ("dog-like")
Family - Canidae (dogs)

Dental Formula : 3.1.4.2 / 3.1.4.3 - Domestic dogs may very from this number.

1. Greenland Dog, lateral view.
Note apparent fracture of frontal bone. (see Greenland dog featured in my "Closer Look" section.)

2. Ventral view.

Details of Specimens Illustrated

Image 1, 2

Greenland Dog Canis familiaris

Stage - adult

Source - Found dead at its picket, after a distemper outbreak.

Area - North-west Greenland (Thule)

Measurements

Condylobasal length	211mm	Zygomatic width	134mm
Palate length	108mm	Max. palate diameter	78.1mm
Min. palate diameter	46.7mm	Nasal length	83.4mm
Post-orbital constriction	42.3mm	Orbital diameter	33.1mm

Scientific Name : Canis - Latin word for dog.
Scientific Name : familiaris - domestic (latin)
Breed Name : Husky - A sailors' slang word for Inuit, perhaps a corruption of "Eskimo". So their dogs were "Husky Dogs".

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	1. Greenland Dog, lateral view. Note apparent fracture of frontal bone. (see Greenland dog featured in my "Closer Look" section.)
	2. Ventral view.