To: ValerieUSA
If true, the taxonomy needs to be revised. Homo sapiens, Homo erectus, etc. are, by definition, all one species.
To: PeoplesRepublicOfWashington
I didn't really think the headline made much sense.
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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