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-genomeA high-coverage Neandertal genome from Vindija Cave in Croatia
Prüfer, K.; de Filippo, C.; Grote, S.; Mafessoni, F.; Korlević, P.; Hajdinjak, M.; Vernot, B.; Skov, L.; Hsieh, P.; Peyrégne, S.; et al.
Year2017
Source roleprimary-study
DOI / ID10.1126/science.aao1887
Fitness and scope
topology · range · geochronology · methods
Open manuscript at PMC6185897. The specimen has a direct radiocarbon lower bound; the approximately 52 ka age and demographic histories are genome-based model estimates.
Claim ledger
Homo neanderthalensis is anchored here by Vindija 33.19, which yielded a high-coverage genome and a greater-than-45.5 ka radiocarbon result within an approximately 55–45.5 ka sample envelope; modelled age and relationships do not define the species’ full range.
claim:taxon:homo_neanderthalensis:fossil-rangeHomo neanderthalensis is displayed at 0.055–0.0455 Ma only as the dated Vindija specimen envelope, not the complete duration of Neanderthals. The interval is a source-bounded sample window, not a global FAD, LAD, divergence date, continuous occupancy claim or direct-ancestor assertion.
claim:taxon:homo_neanderthalensis:source-bounded-range-rc49