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.
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| Neanderthal |
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| Neanderthal skull at La Chapelle-aux-Saints |
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| 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 |
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Homo mousteriensis[1]
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
Palaeoanthropus neanderthalensis[2] |
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