# Ni 2021: Massive cranium from Harbin in northeastern China establishes a new Middle Pleistocene human lineage

> Xijun Ni, Qiang Ji, Wensheng Wu et al., 2021. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The morphological case for a distinct East Asian lineage, before…

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# Massive cranium from Harbin in northeastern China establishes a new Middle Pleistocene human lineage

Xijun Ni, Qiang Ji, Wensheng Wu et al., 2021. _The Innovation 2(3): 100130_.

Describes the Harbin cranium and runs a phylogenetic analysis placing it with Dali, Jinniushan, Hualongdong and the Xiahe mandible in a lineage that is the sister group of Homo sapiens.

**Who were the Denisovans? The Harbin "Dragon Man" cranium** Articledoi: **[10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100130](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100130)** Checked against the original0

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The morphological case for a distinct East Asian lineage, before the molecules.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[The large, robust Middle and Late Pleistocene crania of East Asia (Harbin, Xujiayao and their allies) are…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/answers/ANS0CZKZBP00QT9/the-large-robust-middle-and-late-pleistocene-crania-of-east)

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[Who were the Denisovans? The Harbin "Dragon Man" cranium](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity)

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## Cite it

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Ni, X., Ji, Q., Wu, W., Shao, Q., Ji, Y., Zhang, C., Liang, L., & Ge, J. (2021). Massive cranium from Harbin in northeastern China establishes a new Middle Pleistocene human lineage. The Innovation 2(3): 100130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100130
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