Ancient · the First Fire

Samoyed[3]

See it in the tree

Photograph of the Samoyed breed
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Facts

Family
Ancient[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
None[1] Parker et al. 2017 place it in none of their clades
FCI
Standard no. 212, group 5[4] Nordic Sledge Dogs
Origin
Northern Russia and Siberia[4] Map point 60° N · 105° E[5]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
Other names
Samoyède (French), Samojeed (Dutch)[3]
In the study
SAMO[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

It sits in a group of 183 breeds whose order the DNA does not decide. [1]

Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.

Sources

  1. Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
  2. Dogtrails families, data/manual/families.json: editorial choice by breed, not a datum; drafted 2026-11-09, under review by Paul (data/manual/families.json) read 2026-11-09
  3. Wikidata Q39002 (Samoyed) read 2026-11-09
  4. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 212 "SAMOYED" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  5. Wikidata Q5428 (Siberia, P625) read 2026-11-09

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