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| - | '''Neanderthals''' or '''Neandertals''' (named for the [[Neandertal]] in Germany) were a [[species]] or [[subspecies]] of [[archaic human]], in the [[genus]] ''[[Homo (genus)|Homo]]'', which became extinct around 40,000 years ago. They were closely related to [[Human|modern humans]], sharing 99.7% of [[DNA]]. Remains left by Neanderthals include bone and stone tools, which are found in [[Eurasia]], from [[Western Europe]] to [[Central Asia|Central]] and [[Northern Asia]]. Neanderthals are generally classified by paleontologists as the species ''Homo neanderthalensis'', having separated from the ''[[Homo sapiens]]'' lineage 600,000 years ago, or alternatively, as a [[subspecies]] of ''Homo sapiens'' (''Homo sapiens neanderthalensis''). | + | In [[Taxonomy (biology)|biological classification]], the term '''subspecies''' refers to one of two or more populations of a [[species]] living in different subdivisions of the species' range and varying from one another by [[Morphology (biology)|morphological]] characteristics. |
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Breed]] | ||
| + | * [[Glossary of scientific naming]] | ||
| + | * [[Color phase]] | ||
| + | * [[Cultivar]] in botany | ||
| + | * [[Landrace]] | ||
| + | * [[Strain (biology)]] | ||
| + | * [[Variety (botany)]] | ||
| + | * [[Species complex]] | ||
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| - | ===Etymology=== | ||
| - | From the name of the German valley where [[Neanderthal 1|Neanderthal 1]] was discovered in 1856. The ''Düsseltal'' (from {{etyl|de}} ''[[Düssel]]'', a small [[tributary]] of the [[Rhine|River Rhine]] + ''[[tal]]'', “valley”) itself was renamed (from ''Das Gesteins'' (“The Rockiness”) and/or ''Das Hundsklipp'' (“The Cliff of Dogs”)) in the early 19<sup>th</sup> century to ''Neandershöhle'' (“Neander’s Hollow”), and again in 1850 to [[Neanderthal, Germany|''Neanderthal'']] (“Neander Valley”); both names were in honour of the German [[Calvinist]] [[theologian]] and [[hymn]] writer [[Joachim Neander]] (1650–1680). The [[surname]] ''Neander'' is the {{etyl|el}} translation of the original {{etyl|de}} surname ''Neumann'' (“New man”), for which reason ''Homo neanderthalensis'' is sometimes called ''New man'' in English. | ||
| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | *''[[Adam (Max Klinger)|Adam]]'' (1880) by Max Klinger | ||
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In biological classification, the term subspecies refers to one of two or more populations of a species living in different subdivisions of the species' range and varying from one another by morphological characteristics.
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See also
- Breed
- Glossary of scientific naming
- Color phase
- Cultivar in botany
- Landrace
- Strain (biology)
- Variety (botany)
- Species complex
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