# Feng 2025: The phylogenetic position of the Yunxian cranium elucidates the origin of Homo longi and the Denisovans

> Xiaobo Feng, Qiyu Yin, Feng Gao et al., 2025. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The deep-time reading of the lineage.

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# The phylogenetic position of the Yunxian cranium elucidates the origin of Homo longi and the Denisovans

Xiaobo Feng, Qiyu Yin, Feng Gao et al., 2025. _Science 389(6767): 1320-1324_.

A digital restoration of the distorted, roughly one-million-year-old Yunxian 2 cranium. Morphometric and phylogenetic analyses place it as an early member of the Asian H. longi clade, which includes the Denisovans and is the main part of the sister group of H. sapiens; both clades have roots beyond the Middle Pleistocene.

**Who were the Denisovans? The Harbin "Dragon Man" cranium** Articledoi: **[10.1126/science.ado9202](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado9202)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The deep-time reading of the lineage.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[Yunxian 2 places as an early member of the longi clade on morphometrics.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/evidence/EVD0CZKZJ14333E/yunxian-2-places-as-an-early-member-of-the-longi-clade-on)

Evidence

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[The restored Yunxian 2 cranium is placed early in the H. longi clade](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/events/EVT0CZKZ9QG24ZG/the-restored-yunxian-2-cranium-is-placed-early-in-the-h)

EVT

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

The mystery article

MYS

[How deep are the roots of the Denisovan lineage, and how many distinct Denisovan populations were there?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/questions/QST0CZKZBE620N5/how-deep-are-the-roots-of-the-denisovan-lineage-and-how-many)

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## Cite it

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Feng, X., Yin, Q., Gao, F., Lu, D., Fang, Q., Feng, Y., Huang, X., & Tan, C. (2025). The phylogenetic position of the Yunxian cranium elucidates the origin of Homo longi and the Denisovans. Science 389(6767): 1320-1324. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado9202
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