Study reconstructs Neandertal ribcage, offers new clues to ancient human anatomy

EurekAlert! ^ | October 30, 2018 | Kim Eckart, University of Washington

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Thanks!

Neanderthal children shivered and suffered in ancient Europe
By Ann Gibbons
Oct. 31, 2018 , 2:05 PM
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/10/neanderthal-children-shivered-and-suffered-ancient-europe

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There's a fossil record of ape to homo sapiens, not totally complete, but the broad brush strokes of the changes show a certain kinship. (As does any trip to the zoo!)

Perhaps there is a fossil record of where homo neanderthalensis got the straight back and balanced head from a quadruped line, or perhaps there is a very early bipedal mammal?

I believe man has been here for a very long time with multiple peaks and valleys.

Me too.

How much of our current civilization would be left after we go to an everything is recyclable mind set and have a couple ice ages?

Assuming from my position way, way, way out on a limb that the neanderthals were built in God's image, the wrong side lost in the homo sapiens vs homo neanderthalensis conflict, with only a few tatters of neanderthalensis DNA remaining.

Definitely a fall from grace!

It would take an Act of God or biotechnology, to reassemble a full neanderthalensis genome and resurrect the species...

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Please do the same for me. We’re all ignorant. This is actually a good thing, ignorance is easy to cure, but ya can’t fix stupid!

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Thanks! I expect we will see that spine, perhaps even during this, our current lifetimes.

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The crouching vertical stance gave enough advantage (reaching higher fruit? seeing predators over tall grass? Or whatever) that the ones slightly better adapted got straighter legs and curvier lower backs.

Let me rephrase that:

The crouching vertical stance gave enough advantage (reaching higher fruit? seeing predators over tall grass? Intimidating competition for reproduction? Or whatever) that the ones slightly better adapted got with straighter legs and curvier lower backs had a better chance of passing on their genes.

The original text implied they were trying to change. Lysenkoism doesn't work except in a communist fantasy world..