Denisovans

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Denisovans are an extinct group of archaic humans known primarily from genetic evidence, who interbred with both Neanderthals and modern humans and contributed DNA to present-day populations in Asia and Oceania.

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Denisovans canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaic human
extinct hominin
human population
associatedGene EPAS1
associatedWithTrait high-altitude adaptation in Tibetans
closelyRelatedTo Neanderthals
coexistedWith Neanderthals
anatomically modern humans
contributedDNAto Australian Aboriginal populations
Melanesian populations
Philippine Negrito populations
Tibetan populations
present-day humans in Asia
present-day humans in Oceania
discoveredAt Denisova Cave
discoveredIn Altai Mountains
Siberia
discoveredInCountry Russia
divergedFrom Neanderthal lineage
estimatedContributionToGenome around 0.1–0.5% in some East Asian groups
up to 5% in some Melanesian groups
extinct true
firstDescribed 2010
fossilEvidenceIncludes finger bone
jawbone
teeth
toe bone
fossilFoundAt Baishiya Karst Cave
fossilFoundIn Tibetan Plateau
genomeSequenced true
genomeSequencedFrom Denisova Cave finger bone
interbredWith Neanderthals
modern humans
knownFrom fossil remains
genetic evidence
livedApproximately from about 300,000 to 50,000 years ago
mtDNADistinctFrom Neanderthals
modern humans
namedAfter Denisova Cave
partOfTaxon Homo sapiens
regionOfHabitation Asia
East Asia
Siberia
Southeast Asia
Tibetan Plateau
sharesCommonAncestorWith Neanderthals
modern humans
taxonRank subspecies
timePeriod Late Pleistocene

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