'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.