A deformed human skull discovered over thirty years ago in central ... showcases a combination of traits that don’t match nicely into a single species. It contains the primitive characteristics like ...

The skull’s age, determined by dating the layer of sediment in which it was found and mammal fossils found in the same layer, had led some experts to believe that it belonged to Homo erectus, a more ...

Scientists first noticed that the skulls exhibited a mosaic of primitive traits resembling Homo erectus (the first species to have a human-like body shape and gait) as well as features suggestive of ...

It also shows that we co-existed with other sister species, including Neanderthals ... one of the "big three," or their more primitive ancestors, Asian Homo erectus and heidelbergensis, according to ...

A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis. Scientists ...

The reconstructed cranium through digital means showcases a combination of traits that don’t match nicely into a single species. It contains the primitive characteristics like the heavy brow ridge, ...