The Dragon-Man: A New Human Species?
The authors of a recent study, initially published by Live Science and then in The Innovation magazine, argue that a new human species, namely the Dragon Man, could be our closest relative.
Recent archaeological discoveries shed new light on the evolution of man on our planet. The authors of a recent study, initially published by Live Science and then in The Innovation magazine, argue that a new human species, namely the Dragon Man, could be our closest relative.
The artistic illustration reproduced here wants to give us an idea of how the “Dragon Man” would have looked during his life, at least 146,000 years ago. The studies were based on analyzing a skull discovered in northeastern China that scientists believe may have belonged to a previously unknown human species, which they named Homo longi, or “Dragon Man.” The well-preserved skull of the dragon man is the largest Homo skull ever recorded.
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