They never did. No fossil record has ever been provided to prove that they did. The one time they (the malevolent they) thought they had, it turned out to be a new species of prehistoric (prehistoric, could you say something is pro-historic?) pig. Cave Man"Man who dwells in caves"
homo habiles first then homo erectus then homo sapien neanderthalensis then the homo sapien sapiens
in Africa, Europe, and parts of western Asia
From 230,000 to 30,000 years ago.
Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis used tools such as knives and scrapers. They were the first to use the spear.
The binomial name for Neanderthal is Homo neanderthalensis. Some researchers consider Neanderthal more specifically as Homo sapiens neanderthalensis.
First, the Australopithecus Afarensis was first. Then, the Homo habilis. Next, the Homo erectus. Then, the Homo sapiens Neanderthalensis. Last, (Modern humans) Homo sapiens Sapiens.
The two subspecies are Homo sapiens idaltu (which is thought extinct) and Homo sapiens sapiens. Some sources show Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) as a subspecies (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis).Similarly, the discovered specimens of the Homo rhodesiensis species have been classified by some as a subspecies (Homo sapiens rhodesiensis), but these last two subspecies classifications are not widely accepted by scientists.
e. all of these
- 230,000 to 30,000 b.c.e
I can give you several sentences.Homo sapiens is the Latin name for human beings.Homo sapiens survived when Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis did not.The archaeologist studied ancient Homo sapiensremains.
It is their scientific name.
Yes, all humans are Homo sapiens. There's some disagreement over whether Neanderthal Man was a subspecies of Homo sapiens (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis) or a separate species (Homo neanderthalensis), but no reputable biologist would disagree that all modern humans are not only the same species but the same subspecies.