Fossils: Neanderthals already had their characteristic ‘barrel-shaped’ rib cages at birth
Newborn Neanderthals already had the barrel-shaped ribs characteristic of their seniors — a trait that allowed them to have more bodyweight — a study has found. Researchers led from France made the first ever three dimensional reconstructions of four of the archaic human’s infants by scanning fossilised remains. The team found that Neanderthal ‘nippers’ were … Read more