Virtually reconstructed HLD 6 skull. Credit: Wu Liu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2019) Modified
A Chinese paleontological team has discovered the skeletal remains of an unanticipated human lineage hominin from approximately 300,000 years ago. An ‘older species’, chinless jawbone, with shared characteristics of Late Pleistocene hominids and anatomically modern humans, implies a hybrid archaic hominin with Homo sapiens. This evidence counters with facial bones that are more consistent with contemporary humans.
The paleontologists dismissed a Denisovan, or Homo erectus, species classification. The team concluded that the data most likely signifies a separate ‘third lineage’:
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”And if this is the case, the species would very likely have shared some evolutionary relationships with hominins of the Middle or Late Pleistocene, resulting in shared characteristics.”
Source: Remains found in China may belong to third human lineage, by Bob Yirka , Phys.org
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