feb 14, 738000 BC - split Neanderthals / Denisovans
higher estimate: 738 kya
lower estimate: 594 kya
Description:
744 kya + 300 generations x 20y
Meyer 2016 estimate:
b. 380 and 470 kya (or >430)
see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denisovan
source: Felton, Bruce R (8 August 2018). "Neanderthal Genome Study Reveals Homo sapiens Lineage Diverged 744,000 Years Ago, Huge Gap in Fossil Record Indicated". AncientNews.net. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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