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  • The skull’s features show Yunxian 2 is not Homo erectus, linking it to Homo longi and Denisovans, hinting at an earlier, more complex Asian human diversification.
  • Advanced imaging places Yunxian 2 closer to Homo longi and Homo sapiens, pushing the diversification timeline deeper into the past.
  • Researchers used advanced CT scanning, structure light imaging and sophisticated virtual reconstruction techniques to restore Yunxian 2’s shape for comparison with over 100 fossils.

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