Ancient Chinese Skull Redefines Human Evolution Timeline

Scientists digitally reconstructed the million‑year‑old Yunxian 2 skull from China, finding a brain volume of about 1,143 cc and a mix of early Homo erectus and later hominin features. getnews.me/ancient-chinese-skull-re... #yunxian2 #denisovan #anthropology

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Holy cow!!🤡

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A skull unearthed in China challenges the timeline of human evolution, scientists say | CNN Scientists digitally reconstructed a 1 million-year-old skull unearthed in China. The analysis suggests it may have belonged to an ancestor of the Denisovans and “Dragon Man.”

New work on the fascinating #Yunxian2 skull (1 million years old) suggests an old evolutionary split between human groups

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