‘Virtual fossil’ reveals last common ancestor of humans and Neanderthals
Friday, December 18, 2015 - 09:40
in Paleontology & Archaeology
New digital techniques have allowed researchers to predict structural evolution of the skull in the lineage of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, in an effort to fill in blanks in the fossil record, and provide the first 3D rendering of their last common ancestor. The study suggests populations that led to the lineage split were older than previously thought.