Denisova Cave finger bone
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The Denisova Cave finger bone is a fossilized hominin phalanx discovered in Siberia whose DNA revealed the existence of the distinct archaic human group known as the Denisovans.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fossilized hominin phalanx
ⓘ
paleogenetic specimen ⓘ |
| anatomicalPart | distal phalanx of a finger ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Denisovans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Pleistocene ⓘ |
| belongsToTaxon | Homo (archaic human) ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Denisova 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
Neanderthal fossils
ⓘ
anatomically modern human fossils ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
identification of Denisovan admixture in East Asians
ⓘ
identification of Denisovan admixture in Melanesians ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| datingMethod |
radiocarbon dating
ⓘ
stratigraphic analysis ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Denisova Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Russian archaeologists ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| estimatedAge | approximately 40,000 years old ⓘ |
| estimatedAgeRange | about 30,000–50,000 years old ⓘ |
| foundInLayer | Paleolithic layer of Denisova Cave ⓘ |
| foundInRegion | Altai Krai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geneticAnalysisBy | Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genomeSequencedBy | Svante Pääbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| housedAt | Russian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| individualAgeAtDeath | juvenile ⓘ |
| ledToDiscoveryOf | Denisovans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altai Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siberia ⓘ |
| mtDNAClade | distinct from Neanderthals and modern humans ⓘ |
| nuclearDNAClade | sister group to Neanderthals ⓘ |
| preservationQuality | exceptional DNA preservation ⓘ |
| publication | Nature paper describing Denisovan genome ⓘ |
| relatedFind |
Denisova Cave molar teeth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denisova Cave toe bone ⓘ |
| researchField |
human evolutionary genetics
ⓘ
paleoanthropology ⓘ paleogenomics ⓘ |
| revealed |
Denisovan–Neanderthal divergence
ⓘ
distinct archaic human lineage ⓘ genetic contribution to modern humans in Asia and Oceania ⓘ |
| sexOfIndividual | female ⓘ |
| significance |
first physical evidence of Denisovans
ⓘ
key specimen in human evolution research ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ancient DNA sequencing
ⓘ
mitochondrial DNA sequencing ⓘ nuclear genome sequencing ⓘ |
| yielded | high-coverage archaic human genome ⓘ |
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