# Homo longi, the first formal name given to a member of the lineage.

> Most likely: Homo longi, the first formal name given to a member of the lineage.

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# Homo longi, the first formal name given to a member of the lineage.

Homo longi, the first formal name given to a member of the lineage.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Harbin and Xujiayao are judged one species; the rule of priority applies.

## What would rule it out

- A judgement that they are separate species.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Harbin and Xujiayao are both Denisovan by molecules.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/evidence/EVD0CZKZFTT6GMC/harbin-and-xujiayao-are-both-denisovan-by-molecules)

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## The questions it answers

[What should the lineage be called?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/questions/QST0CZKZB6C1Y2W/what-should-the-lineage-be-called)

Part of [Which fossils are Denisovans, and so what did Denisovans look like?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/questions/QST0CZKZAPR2WHJ/which-fossils-are-denisovans-and-so-what-did-denisovans-look)

Most likelyHomo longi, the first formal name given to a member of the lineage

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Homo longi, the first formal name given to a member of the lineage. [Answer ANS0CZKZFK06F54]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CZKZFK06F54
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