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A species of humans in Asia that interbred with modern humans.
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Classification[]
- Order Primates (Primates) - Mammals with long arms.
- Family Homonidae (Homonids)
- Genus Homo (Homo) - The human genus.
- Species Heidelbergensis (Heidelberg Man) -- Thought to be the direct predecessor to modern humans.
- Species Neanderthal (Neanderthals) - The closest known extinct species to humans.
- Species Sapiens (Modern Humans) - Anatomically modern humans.
- Species Denisovans (Denisovans) - A species of humans in Asia that interbred with modern humans.
- Genus Homo (Homo) - The human genus.
- Family Homonidae (Homonids)
Denisovans In the News[]
Neanderthal Genome Shows Early Human Interbreeding, Inbreeding (2013)[]
- First high quality of Neanderthal genome created (from a 50 TYO Neanderthal woman's toe in Denisova Cave), allowing for comparison between modern humans and Denisovans.
- See also Neanderthals, Denisova Cave, Modern Humans, Denisovans, Neanderthal-Denisovan Divergence, Neanderthal-Denisovan Common Ancestor - Modern Human Divergence, Neanderthal - Cro-Magnon Contact, Neanderthal-Denisovan Interbreeding
World Map of Neanderthal and Denisovan Ancestry in Modern Humans (2016)[]
- Study creates map of Neanderthal and Denisovan ancestry. Denisovan interbreeding thought to occur 100 generations after Neanderthal.
Ancient Denisvan DNA excavated in modern Pacific Islanders[]
400,000 Year Old Fossils from Spain Provide Earliest Genetic Evidence of Neanderthals (2016)[]
- Fossils of uncertain ancestry found to be early Neanderthal
- See also Neanderthals, Denisovans, Sima de los Huesos