Denisovans may have dwarfed other ancient humans
Two leg bones found on the seabed near Taiwan have been identified as Denisovans, and their size suggests these hominins stood up to 190 centimetres tall
Denisovan fossils discovered in the Penghu Channel off Taiwan's west coast reveal that these ancient humans were among the tallest and heaviest of their time, dwarfing other early human species. Remains of two individuals, Penghu 2 and 3, were found to be around 180 and 190 centimeters tall, respectively, and weighing between 83 and 91 kilograms. These findings suggest Denisovans had larger builds, comparable to the largest specimens found in Africa and Europe, than previously thought.
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