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Ancient teeth hint at links between Denisovans and Homo erectus

Ancient teeth hint at links between Denisovans and Homo erectus
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Six teeth roughly 400,000 years old have yielded some of the first ancient proteins thought to belong to Homo erectus, providing molecular clues to their relationships with other hominins

Six teeth roughly 400,000 years old have yielded some of the first ancient proteins thought to belong to Homo erectus, providing molecular clues to their relationships with other hominins
Originally published by New Scientist Read original →