Question

Why Neanderthal man and modern man belong to two distinct species?

Answer 1

Neanderthal Man	Modern man
1. Neanderthal men were the successor of Homo erectus	1. Modern man evolved from Cro-Magnon man towards the end of the last Glacial period
2. Their cranial capacity was about 1450 cm3	3. Their cranial capacity was about 1450 cm3 to 1600 cm3
3. Neanderthal man exhibit absolute bipedalism	3. Bipedal locomotion, with four reversed curves in the spine.
4. large head, broad – flat and sloping forehead	4. Upright head, skull on top of the vertebral column, forehead steep.
5. prominent brow ridges, almost no chin and less hair on the body	5. Reduced brow ridges, well developed, and prominent chin. Hair on limbs and body highly reduced.