The dog skeleton belonged to a male canid between two and three years old at death.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by peer-reviewed publication (Zilio et al. 2024) and corroborated by multiple independent news outlets and university press releases, all consistent. [tier=gold indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=single on Osteological, osteopathological and taphonomic analysis conducted by the study authors (CONICET/IDEAus/UNPSJB research team) (upstreams: Zilio, Hammond, González, Parolin, Montes, Ocampo, Moreno (2024) - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports study on the Huachen dog skeleton) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high]
Sources
- Primer registro sudamericano: descubren en Patagonia restos arqueológicos de un perro utilizado como animal de carga | CONICET (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X24002499 (corroboration)
- https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/hallazgo-sin-precedente-huachen-el-perro-del-siglo-xvii-que-fue-utilizado-como-animal-de-carga-en-la-nid13062024/ (corroboration)
- https://www.unp.edu.ar/index.php/10-investigacion/4730-investigadores-de-la-unpsjb-descubren-en-chubut-al-primer-perro-de-carga-en-sudamerica (corroboration)