Original: Homo neanderthalensis H. neanderthalensis lived from about 250,000 to as recent as 30,000 years ago.
Simplified: Homo erectus lived lived from about 1.8 million to 70,000 years ago. Homo neanderthalensis Homo neaderthalensis (usually called Neanderthal man) lived from about 250,000 to about 30,000 years ago.