https://phys.org/news/2018-10-reconstructs-neandertal-ribcage-clues-ancient.html

The study is published Oct. 30 in Nature Communications.

"The shape of the thorax is key to understanding how Neandertals moved in their environment because it informs us about their breathing and balance," said Asier Gomez-Olivencia, an Ikerbasque Fellow at the University of the Basque Country and the study's lead author.