'Virtual fossil' reveals last common ancestor of humans and Neanderthals

Thursday, December 17, 2015 - 19:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

We know we share a common ancestor with Neanderthals, the extinct species that were our closest prehistoric relatives. But what this ancient ancestral population looked like remains a mystery, as fossils from the Middle Pleistocene period, during which the lineage split, are extremely scarce and fragmentary.

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