Neandtheral notes to write down
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Neandtherals were a human species closely related to Homo sapiens that evolved in Europe and Asia while Homo sapiens evolved in Africa. Neandtherals were similar in size, growth, and physiology to Homo sapiens but rarely lived past 50 years of age. Economic competition between the two species is believed to have led to the extinction of Neandtherals.
Neandtheral notes to write down
- 1. Neandtherals (Homo neanderthalensis) were probably our closest relatives. Neandtherals were humans but they were a different species to us, Homo sapiens. They evolved in Europe and Asia while we were evolving in Africa. Economic competition between Neandtheral and Man was the reason their extinction. Size: average height 160cm, average weight 60-85kg Growth: similar to Homo sapiens Life Expectancy: rare to exceed 50 years Physiology: similar to Homo sapiens