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[SunkenCiv]

Wow, I actually forgot...

The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve

Frayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]

[Mogwai]

bump

[Richard Kimball]

This is probably a stupid question, but is there any reason neanderthals are not classified as homo sapien?

If they were still alive today and could talk, would we classify them as not homo sapien?

[ottbmare]

...Neanderthals became extinct just 30,000 years ago.

So they think! But clearly they haven't met my ex-husband.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

Take DNA samples from Webb Hubbell and others who are built like him and compare.

[SunkenCiv]

http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2010/01/13/men-more-evolved-y-chromosome-study-stirs-debate.html