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Study reveals what Neanderthal babies might’ve looked like – Inverse

Researchers have virtually reconstructed the rib cages of four Neanderthal infants to compare their anatomy to modern humans.

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At-home DNA tests reveal how much of your DNA is Neanderthal
, but scientists still don’t know what it means for modern humans to have this DNA in the first place.
One of the key questions they have is: To what extent are we physically different to our ancient hominid peers?
Using the fossil record, scientists have pieced together a picture of adult Neanderthals, revealing them to be stockier and more “barrel-chested” than modern humans. But a lack of fossil evidence for younger Neanderthals…

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