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From where were the bones found that King proposed were of a distinct species?
American prairie
Australian outback
German valley of Neanderthal
African savanna
Answer
In 1856, the bones of a human were found in the German valley of Neanderthal. These bones were later identified as being of a distinct species of human, Homo neanderthalensis. This was the first discovery of a human species that was not Homo sapiens.
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