# Ji 2021: Late Middle Pleistocene Harbin cranium represents a new Homo species

> Qiang Ji, Wensheng Wu, Yannan Ji et al., 2021. 7 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The species name and the holotype's description.

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# Late Middle Pleistocene Harbin cranium represents a new Homo species

Qiang Ji, Wensheng Wu, Yannan Ji et al., 2021. _The Innovation 2(3): 100132_.

Names Homo longi with the Harbin cranium (HBSM2018-000018(A), Geoscience Museum of Hebei GEO University) as holotype: massive, long and low, endocranial capacity about 1,420 ml, minimum U-series age 148 +/- 2 ka.

**Who were the Denisovans? The Harbin "Dragon Man" cranium** Articledoi: **[10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100132](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100132)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The species name and the holotype's description.

## Cited by on this site 7 records

[Homo longi, the first formal name given to a member of the lineage.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/answers/ANS0CZKZFK06F54/homo-longi-the-first-formal-name-given-to-a-member-of-the)

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[Harbin cranium (HBSM2018-000018(A)), holotype of Homo longi](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/artifacts/ART0CZKZMQ21G74/harbin-cranium-hbsm2018-000018-a-holotype-of-homo-longi)

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[The Harbin cranium is described and named Homo longi](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/events/EVT0CZKZ9021SA0/the-harbin-cranium-is-described-and-named-homo-longi)

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[Ji Qiang](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/people/FIG0CZKZ71J75AD/ji-qiang)

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[Ni Xijun](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/people/FIG0CZKZ79C2BR2/ni-xijun)

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

The mystery article

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

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## Cite it

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Ji, Q., Wu, W., Ji, Y., Li, Q., & Ni, X. (2021). Late Middle Pleistocene Harbin cranium represents a new Homo species. The Innovation 2(3): 100132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100132
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100132)

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