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michael

wow - this expands the realm of #Denisovans a lot.

10-Apr-2025
A new #Denisovan
mandible from #Taiwan
Ancient #protein analysis revealed that the oldest #hominin #fossil in Taiwan was derived from a male Denisovan

eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

Paper is out in #Science #anthropology

EurekAlert!A new Denisovan mandible from Taiwan An international research team from Japan, Taiwan, and Denmark investigated the ancient protein sequences of Taiwan's oldest hominin fossil and discovered that it was derived from a male Denisovan individual. The discovery of the Denisovan fossil from Taiwan has revealed that Denisovans were widely distributed in Asia, as far as southeastern Asia, and their distinctly robust jaws and teeth. This finding is reported in Science.
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Radical Anthropology

Seriously exciting! A robust mandible identified as that of a #Denisovan man from #Taiwan. #Proteomics were used in the study

'Although genomic studies suggest that they were widespread throughout Asia, fossils of this group have thus far only been identified from regions with cold climates, Siberia and Tibet. Tsutaya et al. used ancient proteomic analysis on a previously unidentified hominin mandible from Taiwan and identified it as having belonged to a male Denisovan. This identification confirms previous genomic predictions of the group’s widespread occurrence, including in warmer climates. The robust nature of this mandible is similar to that seen in a Denisovan one from Tibet, suggesting that this is a consistent trait for the lineage'

#anthropology #paleontology #humanevolution #EastAsia
science.org/doi/10.1126/scienc

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Jake in the desert

Our fingers wrinkle in water due to a loss of blood flow our nervous system causes, and (they think) this is because evolution-wise, this would've allowed early humans to grip things better when their hands were wet (fish, tools, etc). 🤯

popsci.com/science/why-do-fing

Popular Science · Why do our fingers wrinkle in water? It's much deeper than skin.A study of polio patients almost 90 years ago gave scientists their first big clue.
#science#evolution#biology
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