The fossil belongs to a group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, an extinct group that interacted with Neanderthals and our own species, Homo sapiens.

The ancient origins of a mysterious jawbone dredged by commercial fishers off the coast of Taiwan have been revealed: it came from an enigmatic, extinct type of human called a Denisovan.

Ten years ago, fishermen in Taiwan dredged a jawbone from the seafloor. Now, scientists say it belonged to a Denisovan man.

An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists ...

Finding shows that the mysterious human ancestor could have lived in a variety of climates and was more widely distributed ...

A Denisovan jawbone found off Taiwan's coast shines light on their expansive range across Eurasia. DNA extraction was not ...

A bone discovered in Taiwan turns out to have belonged to a Denisovan, a lineage previously identified only thousands of ...

Researchers have determined that a mysterious jawbone discovered on the seafloor off the coast of Taiwan was Denisovan, ...