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An artist's rendering of a new species of Homo, H. longi

“Dragon Man” May Replace Neanderthal as Our Closest Relative

A massive, well-preserved skull discovered in China in the 1930s belongs to a new species called Homo longi, researchers report, but experts remain skeptical about the evidence.

“Dragon Man” May Replace Neanderthal as Our Closest Relative

A massive, well-preserved skull discovered in China in the 1930s belongs to a new species called Homo longi, researchers report, but experts remain skeptical about the evidence.

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Early Humans’ Brains Were More Apelike than Modern

Abby Olena, PhD | Apr 8, 2021 | 3 min read

Impressions that ancient brains left in fossilized skulls reveal that the first human ancestors to migrate out of Africa had much more primitive brains than previously thought.

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Australopithecus sediba Not Likely Humans’ Ancestor: Study

Kerry Grens | May 9, 2019 | 2 min read

The fossil record for the ancient hominin A. sediba is younger than that of Homo, a “highly unlikely” scenario for a direct lineage.