Neanderthal-Denisovan ancestors interbred with a distantly related hominin https://t.co/AnhjhunWgw (2020)
Neanderthal-Denisovan ancestors interbred with a distantly related hominin.
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Discussions consistently highlight the significance of finding that ancient human species interbred over hundreds of thousands of years, with posts describing the event as an 'evolutionary puzzle solved' and emphasizing that the ancestors of Neanderthals and Denisovans interbred with a 'superarchaic' population. The tone is enthusiastic and informational, reflecting a strong collective recognition of the research's importance and curiosity about how it reshapes understanding of human history.
Most discussions affirm the significance of the research, emphasizing the discovery of ancient interbreeding events, indicating strong consensus about its scientific importance.
The wide range of posts express high curiosity and enthusiasm about the evolutionary implications, signaling high interest.
While many posts simply share or summarize findings, some commenters question details or connect concepts, showing moderate engagement.
The repeated references to the discovery and its implications for understanding human evolution suggest the event is considered highly impactful.
Abstract in brief
- The study reveals that Neanderthal and Denisovan ancestors interbred with a distant superarchaic human group that split from other humans about 2 million years ago, and this interbreeding happened hundreds of thousands of years earlier than previously thought.
- The superarchaic population was quite large, with around 20,000 to 50,000 individuals, and there is evidence that Denisovans also interbred with this group, while Neanderthals and Denisovans diverged early in the middle Pleistocene.
- The research confirms that Neanderthals experienced a population bottleneck and a decline in size over time, and it supports the idea that Neanderthals also interbred with the ancestors of modern humans.]
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Earliest Interbreeding Between Ancient Human Populations Discovered – Evolutionary Puzzle Solved Neanderthal-Denisovan ancestors interbred with a distantly related hominin 700,000 years ago. https://t.co/n35IGTdDNH
"the ancestors of Neanderthals and Denisovans interbred with their own Eurasian predecessors—members of a “superarchaic” population that separated from other humans about 2 Mya". #superarchaic #Neanderthal #Denisovan #hominin https://t.co/vv4CcGPmIM
Neanderthal-Denisovan ancestors interbred with a distantly related hominin 700,000 years ago. In 2017, Rogers led a study that found that two lineages of ancient humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans, separated much earlier than previously thought. https://t.co/ldWwVxFCeR
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@GeologicalSETI Super interesting. I thought Denisovans were also the ancestors of Aborigines in Australia? Which i hv been digging because of the precognitive ability if Caucasian natives & Aborigines is kinda a link as-well btw the two folks imo https://t.co/R9zAxBfxG6
@HephaistosF @MrMosis This is probably helpful for your interest https://t.co/pNoCVhYi6e
@GospelOBenjamin @TakeThatDarwin https://t.co/Lq456B7mPm https://t.co/9smtTIPZ84 https://t.co/J5WqPj4iMl https://t.co/1sBL0lXeki https://t.co/UXxWJJGIXz https://t.co/XDMShGKHtd Take your own advice lmao stop embarrassing yourself. You have Neanderthal and Denisovan ancestors.
RT @PavelNewman: https://t.co/H7uW5JEZqR Zlatej Adam a Eva.
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Neanderthal-Denisovan ancestors interbred with a distantly-related hominin published as: https://t.co/NhQpmDwmDh @ScienceAdvances #biorxiv
Then you have Eurasia super-archaics, which are maybe descended from the initial homo erectus population; and which had already split into a couple of populations mixing with Denisovans and the Denisovan-Neanderthal ancestral population ("neandersovans") https://t.co/fH6FjiSLe6 https://t.co/2lFJaGdSev
@Troglodytica The best information on this comes from Alan Rogers. Mainstream Neanderthals did not have much Denisovan admixture, but did have mixture from African ancestors of modern people. https://t.co/ZaOSd5gLsj
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RT @robertosaezm: Neanderthal-Denisovan ancestors interbred with a distantly related hominin https://t.co/AnhjhunWgw (2020)
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RT @robertosaezm: Neanderthal-Denisovan ancestors interbred with a distantly related hominin https://t.co/AnhjhunWgw (2020)
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Neanderthal-Denisovan ancestors interbred with a distantly related hominin | Science Advances https://t.co/TWQCckV3hC Todo indica que el alejamiento entre estas dos especies se produjo mucho antes de lo estimado hasta ahora, (soy malísima con los gráficos)
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Neanderthal-Denisovan ancestors interbred with a distantly related hominin 700,000 years ago -- ScienceDaily For three years, anthropologist Alan Rogers has attempted to solve an evolutionary puzzle. His research untangles millions of years... https://t.co/5TFLbA9dsZ
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