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  • Tooth of an ancient girl fills gap in human family tree

    May 18, 2022 10:15 am by New York TimesIllinois in the News
    A 'not quite human' tooth found in a Laotian cave was found to belong to a Denisovan girl. Photo Credit...F. Demeter

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    • A 'not quite human' tooth found in a Laotian cave was found to belong to a Denisovan girl. Photo Credit...F. Demeter

    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.'