[decimon]

Surfing turf ping.

[randomhero97]

That sucks, the dolphins were probably more intelligent than the Neanderthals. (No PETA)

[coconutt2000]

I think any hominid species that survived as long as the Neanderthals did can’t be characterized as stupid. What we should be looking for is the single most challenge to their survival or series of challenges that resulted in their extinction.

It may be something as simple and esoteric (and unexpected) as a series of mutations in either the female or male genome that reduced fertility.

[beaversmom]

I watched a show about Neanderthals last night on National Geographic. Pretty interesting stuff. They’ve got some DNA from one of the bones they found and are trying to map it. I don’t understand all the DNA genome stuff, but it sounds interesting. I think they’ve figured out from their DNA that they did have language and some of them had red hair.

[Roscoe Karns]

Dolphin & seal. I have that for lunch every Earth Day.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

To be fair, they ONLY ate the Dolphins and Seals that accidentally got tangled up in their nets while fishing for Tuna...

Waste not, want not! :)

[Krankor]

Which is worse? To be called a Neanderthal or a Philistine?

[PapaBear3625]

They probably ate a lot more regular fish, but the bones of seals and dolphins were more likely to last for 30K years.

[Spiff]

OH NOZ!

[J40000]

Dolphins and Seals? ... tastes like chicken!

[Chickensoup]

They ATE Flipper?

BRUTES!

[SunkenCiv]

I wonder what the porpoise of the study was? /rimshot

Not many years ago, another in a long line of unsubstantiated reasons for the alleged Neandertal extinction was that they didn't eat fish.

The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve

Frayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]

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[ThanhPhero]

Ate seals and dolphins. Fro mow they may only be referred to as Republican Neanderthals or Small-town Pennsylvanians.

[ThanhPhero]

Ate seals and dolphins. From now on they may only be referred to as Republican Neanderthals or Small-town Pennsylvanians.