Geoffrey Miller on Twitter: "Neanderthals split from our lineage over 800,000 years ago, according to a new study. Yet they could still interbreed with us over 750,000 years later. Species aren't defined by reproductive isolation, apparently.… https://t.co/0lh6fWOrgf"

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Neanderthals split from our lineage over 800,000 years ago, according to a new study. Yet they could still interbreed with us over 750,000 years later. Species aren't defined by reproductive isolation, apparently.https://twitter.com/Jamie_Woodward_/status/1128749439865303040 …

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New research on ancient teeth suggests Neanderthals and modern humans parted company much earlier than previously thought https://cosmosmagazine.com/palaeontology/neanderthals-and-modern-humans-parted-company-earlier-than-thought … Image by Aida Gomez-Robles pic.twitter.com/CZz4emAezZ

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1. Pathfinder‏ @Pathfinder4545 15 May 2019
  
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  Species are defined by reproductive isolation. Among other concepts. Species is a definition, not an attribute.
  
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1. Paul Bieniasz‏ @PaulBieniasz 16 May 2019
  
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  Lions and tigers diverged about 3 to 4 million years ago, but crosses can still generate fertile offspring!
  
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1. Joshua Kessler‏ @JoshuaKessler1 15 May 2019
  
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  I’m not sure we don’t know that they just totally breed into the human population
  
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1. Mitch‏ @the_syncretist 15 May 2019
  
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  It's the term 'species' that's not easily definable.
  
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1. Cristian Rocca ‏ @free_shilling 15 May 2019
  
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  If only nature fit neatly into our boxes.
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1. Fabio Mazarotto‏ @fabio_mazarotto 15 May 2019
  
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  Primates can interbreed up to 2mi years later.
  
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1. Tony Sangimino‏ @Sangi81kg 15 May 2019
  
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  I am in the 99th percentile for Neanderthal DNA and I take no offense to this.
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1. anthony‏ @anztav72 15 May 2019
  
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  They must have thought each other was very unattractive. Even amongst humans alone outside tribes/races may seem unattractive.
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