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Homo Neanderthalensis
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Summary
Homo Neanderthalensis
, commonly known as Neanderthals, were a
Distinct species of archaic humans
that lived in
Europe and parts of Asia
from approximately
400,000 to 40,000 years ago
, known for their
Robust build
and
Large cranial capacity
. They
Coexisted and interbred with anatomically modern humans
, contributing to the
Genetic makeup of non-African modern human populations
.
Concepts
Paleoanthropology
Human Evolution
Interbreeding
Genetic Admixture
Archaic Humans
Pleistocene Epoch
Extinction Events
Neanderthal Genome
Neanderthals
Homo Heidelbergensis
Relevant Degrees
Paleontology 67%
Physical Anthropology 33%
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