Vindija 33.19 directly yielded a high-coverage Neanderthal genome and a >45.5 ka radiocarbon result; its approximately 52 ka age and demographic relationships are genomic model estimates.
claim:event:vindija-3319-neanderthal-genomeVindija 33.19 high-coverage Neanderthal genome
A small bone fragment yielded a roughly 30-fold Neanderthal genome, a direct radiocarbon lower bound and model-based population histories.
Represented range0.055–0.0455 Ma
RegionsVindija Cave, Croatia
CladesHomo neanderthalensis · Homo
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References
- A high-coverage Neandertal genome from Vindija Cave in CroatiaPrüfer, K.; de Filippo, C.; Grote, S.; Mafessoni, F.; Korlević, P.; Hajdinjak, M.; Vernot, B.; Skov, L.; Hsieh, P.; Peyrégne, S.; et al. · 2017 · DOI 10.1126/science.aao1887