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To: ValerieUSA
If true, the taxonomy needs to be revised. Homo sapiens, Homo erectus, etc. are, by definition, all one species.
172 posted on 03/07/2002 10:30:17 PM PST by PeoplesRepublicOfWashington
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To: PeoplesRepublicOfWashington
I didn't really think the headline made much sense.
173 posted on 03/07/2002 10:32:48 PM PST by ValerieUSA
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To: PeoplesRepublicOfWashington
If true, the taxonomy needs to be revised. Homo sapiens, Homo erectus, etc. are, by definition, all one species.

As noted, it isn't true. Neanderthal DNA has been described as "about halfway between ours and that of a chimpanzee". That explains the lack of interbreeding.

178 posted on 03/07/2002 10:54:18 PM PST by medved
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