Neanderthal
Appearance
Neanderthal | |
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Neanderthal skull at La Chapelle-aux-Saints | |
Mounted Neanderthal skelet at American Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Faimily: | Hominidae |
Genus: | Homo |
Species: | H. neanderthalensis |
Binomial name | |
Homo neanderthalensis King, 1864
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Range o Homo neanderthalensis. Eastren and northren ranges mey extend tae include Okladnikov in Altai an Mamotnaia in Ural | |
Synonyms | |
Homo mousteriensis[1] |
Neanderthals or Neandertals (named efter the Neandertal aurie in Germany) war a species, subspecies, or tribe o humans which accordin tae scientists acame extinct aroond 40,000 years ago.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Dictionary of Anthropology—Charles Winick - Google Books. Books.google.ca (1956-12-18). Retrieved on 2014-05-24.
- ↑ Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates 1954-1958 - C.L. Camp, H.J. Allison, and R.H. Nichols - Google Books. Books.google.ca. Retrieved on 2014-05-24.