T. limosus has slightly
different skull features from its brethren, but a similarly short, deep, skull and a beak rather than teeth.
Not exact matches
This new combination of
features on a well - dated
skull may help researchers sort out how
different fossils in Europe are related to each other — and which ones eventually evolved into Neandertals.
Observing
features — both similar and distinct — will help piece together the Neanderthal timeline, by seeing how far off
skulls from
different time periods are from a typical Neanderthal head.
They have smaller and less robust
skulls and dentition, and numerous
features of their skeleton, GI tract, and other anatomic structures are significantly
different from wolves.