blog posts Tooth of an ancient girl fills gap in human family tree May 18, 2022 10:15 am by New York TimesIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images New York Times (May 17) 'We knew that Denisovans should be here,' said Laura Shackelford, a U of I paleoanthropologist and a co-author of the new study. 'It’s nice to have some tangible evidence of their existence in this area.' Share on Facebook Tweet Email