Behold the Dragon Man – not a dragon, a Denisovan. Source: CC BY 4.0

True Identity of ‘Dragon Man’ Confirmed: Northeast China Denisovan

At long last, scientists have confirmed the true identity of the remarkably intact skull nicknamed “Dragon Man.” Unearthed in Harbin, Northeast China, the skull was initially proposed as a separate species back in 2021. Recent findings now reveal that the skull is part of the extinct Denisovan lineage, a group of prehistoric hominids closely related