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What happened to the Neandertals? They officially went extinct some 30,000 to 40,000 years ago, but maybe they weren't ever a true distinct species to begin with. Some even argue that, distinct species or not, they never actually died out.
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Sources:
scribd.com/document/755665814/Neanderthal-Man-In-Search-of-Lost-Genomes
smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-reconstruct-a-million-year-old-skull-and-suggest-it-could-rewrite-our-timeline-of-human-evolution-180987419
nature.com/articles/s41467-021-24779-1
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1188021
nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08420-x
cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30059-3
nhm.ac.uk/discover/are-neanderthals-same-species-as-us.html
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379121000020
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4537386
nature.com/articles/s41598-025-22376-6
ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/sep/opinion-neanderthals-died-out-40000-years-ago-there-has-never-been-more-their-dna-earth#:~:text=Opinion:%20Neanderthals%20died%20out%2040%2C000,News%20%2D%20UCL%20%E2%80%93%20University%20College%20London
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Be kind to yourself this year. Using Zocdoc is free - visit our sponsor zocdoc.com/BIZARREBEASTS to find and instantly book an appointment with a top-rated, in-network doctor today!
What happened to the Neandertals? They officially went extinct some 30,000 to 40,000 years ago, but maybe they weren't ever a true distinct species to begin with. Some even argue that, distinct species or not, they never actually died out.
Support the show by getting an Endling pin: https://complexly.store/products/endlings-hourglass-pin
Endlings portrait illustrations are by Zoe Keller. You can find out more about her and her work here: zoekeller.com
Wondering if we used AI to create graphics (or thumbnails or scripts!) for this video? Nope! Every Complexly video is lovingly, painstakingly human-made.
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#BizarreBeasts #neanderthal #neandertal
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Sources:
scribd.com/document/755665814/Neanderthal-Man-In-Search-of-Lost-Genomes
smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-reconstruct-a-million-year-old-skull-and-suggest-it-could-rewrite-our-timeline-of-human-evolution-180987419
nature.com/articles/s41467-021-24779-1
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1188021
nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08420-x
cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30059-3
nhm.ac.uk/discover/are-neanderthals-same-species-as-us.html
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379121000020
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4537386
nature.com/articles/s41598-025-22376-6
ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/sep/opinion-neanderthals-died-out-40000-years-ago-there-has-never-been-more-their-dna-earth#:~:text=Opinion:%20Neanderthals%20died%20out%2040%2C000,News%20%2D%20UCL%20%E2%80%93%20University%20College%20London
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Images:
docs.google.com/document/d/1hZahuoYQ69DXr8D3rv7L4NLpCtVALboXQcQ3VRN38Bg/edit?tab=t.0
