I've noticed with interest that Neanderthal man is now frequently classed as Homo sapiens.
I’ve noticed with interest that Neanderthal man is now frequently classed as Homo sapiens.
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May as well be as we share DNA.
That’s been going on for years. Sometimes “Homo neanderthalensis”, sometimes “Homo sapiens neanderthalensis”.
The most common definition for a species is whether they can breed and produce fertile offspring. Thus all domestic dogs are the same species because they can produce offspring, excluding some ones with size complications like St. Bernards and chihuahuas. With DNA testing it appears that modern humans and Neaderthals did breed when they met.