Anthropology

In the article the author actually goes on to postulate that much of human (hominid) morphology can be explained as driven by a semi-aquatic existence. Thus extending his claim well beyond (and back of) Neanderthal. That would seem to be a stretch. But the bone formation in the ear (if really specific and indicative to the claim in Neanderthal) is really pretty interesting in and of itself. Water, when available, has always been a rich resource for nutrition. No reason to assume that an adaptive hominid line wouldn't exploit such an opportunity. Although labeling such species "semi-aquatic" .....