Ancient skull from China redraws human family tree, researchers say

A newly reconstructed 1-million-year-old skull from central China may rewrite key chapters of human evolution. Researchers say the fossil, Yunxian 2, represents the earliest known member of a lineage that includes the Denisovans – suggesting our species diverged from other ancient humans far earlier than previously thought.

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