Neanderthal (Earth-5875)

Neanderthals (Latin Homo neanderthalensis), also known as k'tamanune (plural k'tamanush) to the forerunner are an extinct species of human which failed from Europe and Asia from 430,000 to 40,000 years in the past. Compared to modern humans, Neanderthals were stockier, with shorter legs and a bigger body. In conformance with Bergmann's rule, this likely was an adaptation to preserve heat in cold climates. Male and female Neanderthals had cranial capacities averaging 1,600 cm3 (98 cu in) and 1,300 cm3 (79 cu in), respectively, within the range of the values for anatomically modern humans. Males stood 6' 6" and females 6' 1" feet,

History
Neanderthals were one of the few sapient species to survive the xenomorphs' onslaught on the Milky Way galaxy during the Forerunner-Xenomorph War, where they were indexed by the Librarian and the Lifeworkers aboard the Ark as part of the Conservation Measure. After the firing of the Halo Array, they were returned to their homeworld and released in Africa, near the Excession, in a place which would become the city of Voi in the future.

Neanderthals would eventually reproduction with Homo sapiens and Denisovans, and after tens of thousands of years of coexistence with the other human races, the Neanderthals would go extinct. Modern-day humans are genetically related to both of the human species.

Trivia

 * Neanderthal on Wikipedia.