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Originally Posted by NZborngal
Homo afranseis--->Homo habiliis (I think that was "Lucy" IIRC)-->Homo erectus-->Neanderthals-->Hello, Homo sapiens.
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Are the arrows are meant to imply that Homo sapiens descended from Neaderthal?
Wikipedia: Homo neaderthalensis:
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It is generally accepted that both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens evolved from earlier "archaic" Homo sapiens, but the classification of Neanderthals depends on when in the timeline these modern humans are considered a separate species from the "archaic" forms. This complication is introduced because the "archaic" forms are a chronospecies.
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I would put them on a parallel branch -- cousins, not parents -- descending from a common ancestor.