Tooth Analysis Suggests Neanderthals and Modern Humans Split Apart Far Earlier Than We Thought

A sampling of some hominin teeth analyzed in the new study.
A sampling of some hominin teeth analyzed in the new study.
Image: Aida Gómez-Robles

“However even using the lower end of plausible mutation rates,” previous research from 2012 “found a Neanderthal-human split time of no more than 600,000 years ago,” she said.

Source: Tooth Analysis Suggests Neanderthals and Modern Humans Split Apart Far Earlier Than We Thought