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New Study Reveals Neanderthal Evolutionary Bottleneck Insights

2/21/2025

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Neanderthals faced a significant bottleneck between 130,000 and 50,000 years ago, according to groundbreaking research from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Universidad de Alcalá. Published in Nature Communications, the study uncovers that classic Neanderthals exhibited reduced diversity in their semicircular canals, reshaping our understanding of their evolutionary journey.

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Neanderthals faced a significant bottleneck between 130,000 and 50,000 years ago, according to groundbreaking research from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Universidad de Alcalá. Published in Nature Communications, the study uncovers that classic Neanderthals exhibited reduced diversity in their semicircular canals, reshaping our understanding of their evolutionary journey.