QuestionsWho were the Denisovans? The Harbin "Dragon Man" craniumHow deep are the roots of the Denisovan lineage, and how many distinct Denisovan populations were there?Answer
Answer · Who were the Denisovans? The Harbin "Dragon Man" cranium
The lineage goes back about a million years and comprised several deeply diverged regional populations,…
The lineage goes back about a million years and comprised several deeply diverged regional populations, including a southern one ancestral to Oceanian and South Asian Denisovan ancestry.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests supported it: three pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Genomes from southern Denisovans differ deeply from the Altai Denisovans.
- Million-year-old fossils such as Yunxian carry derived Denisovan traits.
What would rule it out
- Southern Denisovan genomes close to the Altai ones, or Yunxian outside the clade on molecular data.
Evidence 3 for · none against
FOR
The questions it answers
Most likelyThe lineage goes back about a million years and comprised several deeply diverged regional populations,…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The lineage goes back about a million years and comprised several deeply diverged regional populations,… [Answer ANS0CZKZH9P2WR1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CZKZH9P2WR1
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