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| Common name | Krijn |
|---|---|
| Species | Homo neanderthalensis |
| Age | 100,000-40,000 BP[1] |
| Place discovered | North Sea, Netherlands |
| Date discovered | 2009 |
| Discovered by | Luc Anthonis[2] |
Krijn (Dutch pronunciation: [krɛin] ) is the common name of a Neanderthal fossil discovered off the Dutch coast. The discovery is most notable for being the first evidence of a Neanderthal presence in the Netherlands.[3][4] The fossil is estimated at 100,000-40,000 BP. The skull fragment was recovered from the North Sea in 2001 off the coast of Zeeuws Vlaanderen ( province of Zeeland ). It was first publicly described in 2009.
- ^ "First Dutch Neanderthal". Leiden University. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Neanderthal fossil found in North Sea", United Press International, 2009, retrieved 2009-06-22
- ^ Rincon, Paul (2009-06-15), "Sea gives up Neanderthal fossil", BBC News, retrieved 2009-06-22
- ^ Devlin, Hannah (2009-06-16), "60,000-year-old Neanderthal skull fragment trawled up in North Sea", The Times, London, retrieved 2009-06-22[dead link]