# Homo juluensis, for a large-brained Denisovan lineage distinct from H. longi.

> Disputed: Homo juluensis, for a large-brained Denisovan lineage distinct from H. longi.

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# Homo juluensis, for a large-brained Denisovan lineage distinct from H. longi.

Homo juluensis, for a large-brained Denisovan lineage distinct from H. longi.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Molecular or morphological evidence separates Xujiayao from Harbin at species level.

## What would rule it out

- Evidence that they are one species.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[Both carry Denisovan variants; the 2026 study finds a shared morphology.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/evidence/EVD0CZKZGAE5W83/both-carry-denisovan-variants-the-2026-study-finds-a-shared)

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AGAINST

## 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

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Homo juluensis, for a large-brained Denisovan lineage distinct from H. longi. [Answer ANS0CZKZG2M5WNC]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CZKZG2M5WNC
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