• Lumidaub@feddit.org
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    23 days ago

    Much more straight forward: we’re actually homo sapiens sapiens (twice, because we’re extra smart, y’know), they’re homo sapiens neanderthalensis.

    • rockerface🇺🇦@lemmy.cafe
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      22 days ago

      That’s the criteria for distinguishing species and subspecies, though, isn’t it? If two specimen can produce non-sterile offspring, they’re the same species.

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        22 days ago

        Oh that’s what you were saying, now I see. Yes, that’s usually true. I thought you were saying because modern humans have Neanderthal ancestors, we’re the same species.

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          21 days ago

          Well, also yes, ipso facto? If we’re offspring of sapiens sapiens and sapiens neanderthalis, that means they had viable offsprings together, therefore they’re the same species, QED…