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There are numerous physical and cultural differences between Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon.

Neanderthal preceded Cro-Magnon. Although the two species may have coexisted towards the end of Neanderthals existence, it is not clear whether they were existing in the same areas simultaneously.

Body shape: Neanderthal had a short robust body shape while Cro-magnon had a body shape much more like modern people who are adapted to hot climates, tall, with long arms and legs. The skull: Neanderthal has a pronounced bun shape on the back of its skull, known as an occipital bun, and the forehead and the top of the head is much lower and wider. Cro-Magnon do not have this occipital bun and the forehead and top of the head are much higher and narrower.

Neanderthal had pronounced brow ridges, while Cro-Magnon had none. The nose was much larger in Neanderthal. Cro-magnon had distinctive shaped orbits which were low and square. The chin of Neanderthal is poorly defined, a feature which in Cro-Magnon is distinct.

Teeth and Jaws: Neanderthal had large front teeth and a gap behind the third molar. This gap does not appear in Cro-Magnon.

Neanderthal show many signs of "higher" culture such as burying their dead and caring for their sick, and in the later stages of their existence maybe even created items such as necklaces and jewellery, however these characteristics are much clearer in Cro-Magnon. Cro-Magnon culture was far more developed, probably not unlike that of modern hunter-gatherers. Neanderthal on the other hand had no cave art (a characteristic for which Cro-Magnon is well known) or potable art such as carvings.
Physically, Neanderthals had a larger mass, bigger muscles, an expanded ribcage with bigger lungs, a weak chin and a prominent brow ridge.
Neanderthals were more adapted to colder weather. Bigger body mass, larger muscles. Expanded rib cage that held larger lungs. They had a weak chin and a prominent brow ridge.
Neanderthals were shorter and stockier. Weak chin, prominent brow ridge, probably red hair.

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