New Human Species Discovered, called Denisovans, possibly related to Neanderthals

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Tooth and bone fragment found in Denisova cave in Siberia leads to discovery of a new human species!

7:00AM GMT 23 Dec 2010

DNA taken from the 30,000 year old finger bone of a young girl was found to be neither from early human nor Neanderthal, and was from a previously unknown species, now called Denisovan.

The bone, along with a tooth fragment, was discovered in the Denisova cave in southern Siberia, and its DNA was found to be distinct from human or Neanderthal.

Researchers say that like Neanderthals, Denisovans interbred with early humans, and traces of their DNA can be found in modern day Melanesians - those from the islands around Papua New Guinea. [link to www.telegraph.co.uk]



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