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− | text='''Neanderthal''' or '''Neandertal''' is a relatively recent [[extinction|extinct]] member of the ''Homo'' genus that inhabited [[Europe]] and parts of western [[Asia]] in the middle to late [[Pleistocene]], first appearing in the [[fossil]] record some 200,000 to 400,000 years ago and disappearing about 30,000 years ago. They are a sister group of present-day humans, with whom they came in contact during the later part of their history, from at least 80,000 years ago, and by whom they were displaced | + | text='''Neanderthal''' or '''Neandertal''' is a relatively recent [[extinction|extinct]] member of the ''Homo'' genus that inhabited [[Europe]] and parts of western [[Asia]] in the middle to late [[Pleistocene]], first appearing in the [[fossil]] record some 200,000 to 400,000 years ago and disappearing about 30,000 years ago. They are a sister group of present-day humans, with whom they came in contact during the later part of their history, from at least 80,000 years ago, and by whom they were displaced. }} |
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Featured Article: Neanderthal
Neanderthal or Neandertal is a relatively recent extinct member of the Homo genus that inhabited Europe and parts of western Asia in the middle to late Pleistocene, first appearing in the fossil record some 200,000 to 400,000 years ago and disappearing about 30,000 years ago. They are a sister group of present-day humans, with whom they came in contact during the later part of their history, from at least 80,000 years ago, and by whom they were displaced.