Comment on "A Middle Pleistocene <i>Homo</i> from Nesher Ramla, Israel".

Marom, Assaf; Rak, Yoel · Science · 2021

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Abstract

Hershkovitz <i>et al</i>. (Reports, 25 June 2021, p. 1424) conclude that the Nesher Ramla (NR) fossils represent a distinctive <i>Homo</i> paleodeme that played a role as a source population for Neanderthals. However, the highly diagnostic features of the Neanderthal mandible—clearly displayed by the NR fossils—are largely overlooked. Our analyses indicate that the NR fossils represent simply a Neanderthal.

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