‘Dragon Man’: New human species is our closest ancestor
By AFP - Jun 30,2021 - Last updated at Jun 30,2021
Reconstruction of ‘Dragon Man’, Homo longi, in his habitat (AFP photo)
WASHINGTON A skull preserved almost perfectly for more than 140,000 years in northeastern China represents a new species of ancient people more closely related to us than even Neanderthals and could fundamentally alter our understanding of human evolution, scientists recently announced.
It belonged to a large-brained male in his 50s with deep set eyes and thick brow ridges. Though his face was wide, it had flat, low cheekbones that made him resemble modern people more closely than other extinct members of the human family tree.
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Phylogenetic analysis led a team to posit that a skull found in 1933 is an unknown species of hominin. Israeli researchers think it looks like an early Neanderthal
WASHINGTON, United States: Scientists announced Friday that a skull discovered in northeast China represents a newly discovered human species they have named Homo longi, or Dragon Man and they.
WASHINGTON, United States: Scientists announced Friday that a skull discovered in northeast China represents a newly discovered human species they have named Homo longi, or Dragon Man and they.