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Originally posted by GatorB
Your question proves how ignorant about evolution you are. You realize that neanderthals were a completely different species than homo sapiens don't you?
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Neanderthals were actually the same species as us but were a subspecies.
There was a degree of genetic transfer between Neanderthals (Homo sapiens neandertalensis) and Cro Magnon Man (Homo sapiens sapiens - modern humans), which means that some of the Neanderthal genetic code is alive and well within some humans today, albeit highly diluted.
Ultimately, the Neanderthals couldn't compete with the intelligent Cro Magnons and died out about 35,000-40,000 years ago, if memory serves.