[SunkenCiv]

the 565-topic Neanderthals keyword, chrono sorted, probably should have edited for junk:

[Fungi]

No need, all of it is junk.

[DesertRhino]

Those were indeed the days of sabertooth cougars...

[mass55th]

"Neandertals had older mothers and younger fathers"

Were the females all named Cher?

[tbw2]

How old would an “older mother” be by modern human standards?

And if Neaderthals matured sooner, would that mean they had kids at similar ages as humans but were genetically “older”?

[9YearLurker]

WHat happened to the ‘H’ in Neanderthal?

And why the Google search drop?

[a fool in paradise]

Did they find cougars teeth in the grave?

[Jim Noble]

Neandertals had older mothers and younger fathers

No wonder they died out. LOL.

[Sirius Lee]

Neandertal population that mixed with modern Icelanders was more similar to a Neandertal found in Croatia than to Neandertals found in Russia. Unexpectedly, they also found that Icelanders carry traces of Denisovan DNA

Dennis Neandeson poses proudly with his trophy cougar.

[FLT-bird]

Given Neanderthals’ diet of meat and hunting pattern (up close and personal - not throwing/shooting weapons)....and given that they often hunted large powerful game, I would guess a lot of the males were killed before getting very old.

How long do you think you’d last earning a living by spearing oxen, large deer, bison, bears, etc?

[wildbill]

Maybe the popular meme is wrong.

What if Neandertal society was actually based on Cave Cougars going out with clubs to bring home a trophy stud?

[Reily]

Let me play you the song of my people!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCV6paTXyCU&t=15s