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Re:Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54k y... by tshaddox on Thursday February 10, 2022 @11:34AM (#30288627)
> If that were true, I'm not sure we'd use the term "extinct" to refer to Neanderthals.

Why not? Lots of our ancestors are extinct.

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Re:Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54k y... by sillysaurusx on Thursday February 10, 2022 @11:47AM (#30288866)
You're right. I'm simply mistaken. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_habilis

I like that Homo habilis translates to "handy man" since they were the first to use stone tools. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_evolution#Evolution_of_g... is also an interesting read.

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