Glenn or others,
On another list someone asked the following question. Can anyone help? I will share your
response back with the person (and list) if you do not object.
"A correspondent mentioned that it had been discovered that Neanderthals had no
tear ducts, thus demonstrating they were definitely not humans as we know
humans. I asked for reference on this and the following was sent to me.
Can anyone direct me toward confirmation or disproval of this? Or just have
comments? Thanks."
There is a reference to
Jeffrey H. Schwartz and Ian Tattersall, "Significance of Some
Previously Unrecognized Apomorphies in the Nasal Region of Homo
neanderthalensis,", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA,
volume 93 (1996), pp. 10852-10854.
James Mahaffy (mahaffy@dordt.edu) Phone: 712 722-6279
Biology Department FAX : 712 722-1198
Dordt College, Sioux Center IA 51250
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