Denisovans Once Roamed Southwest China, New Fossils Reveal
Paleoanthropologists have identified a trove of Denisovan fossils from a cave in China’s Yunnan province, extending the known range of the elusive human relative and providing the first-ever direct evidence of what its forearm bones looked like. The post Denisovans Once Roamed Southwest China, New Fossils Reveal appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News .
Paleoanthropologists have identified Denisovan fossils in a cave in China's Yunnan province. The discovery extends the known range of this human relative and provides new insights into their physical characteristics and culture.
The fossils, which include forearm bones, were found in Bianfu Cave, along with stone tools and hundreds of animal bones. According to Live Science, the cave was used by Denisovans for over 100,000 years, from 190,000 to 70,000 years ago.
Five human fossils dating to between 134,000 and 167,000 years ago confirm that the people who used the cave were Denisovans. The findings, published in the journal Nature, reveal that Denisovans thrived in a forested environment where they hunted and ate large game animals.
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