The Lagar Velho child's skeleton has a rounded braincase, small front teeth, a narrow torso, and forearm and hand features similar to those of modern humans.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by peer-reviewed PNAS publication (Duarte et al. 1999) describing the skeleton's anatomical features, corroborated by additional secondary sources.
Sources
- Lagar Velho | Prehistoric, Megalithic, Dolmen | Britannica (britannica.com)
- https://donsmaps.com/lagar.html (donsmaps.com)
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.96.13.7604 (pnas.org)
- https://answersingenesis.org/human-evolution/neanderthal/lagar-velho-1-child-skeleton/ (answersingenesis.org)