Scientists in Harbin found 146000 years ago new race! The name is on!

On June 26, according to the science and technology daily, the international paleoanthropological research team, with Dr. Jiqiang, a special professor of Hebei University of geology, as the chief scientist, announced that they reported the research results of the Middle Pleistocene paleoskull fossils discovered in Harbin on the cover article in the innovation magazine on June 25, 2021, The fossil skull of ancient human was officially named as a new race of human race:

Homo longi

Dinosaur skulls

The fossils of ancient human skull found in Harbin are preserved completely, including the fine structures of the orbital, the nasal and the skull, and the bottom of the skull. This skull is very large, and very strong, the most prominent feature is both primitive and progressive features.

For example, its eyebrow ridge is thick and long, the skull dome is low, there is no obvious spherical bulge, and the occipital item plane is obviously facing the abdominal surface; At the same time, its cheekbones are short and flat, with shallow canine fossa, and its snout is relatively backward, which are the characteristics of Homo sapiens.

Moreover, its brain capacity reaches 1420 ml, which belongs to the brain capacity range of Homo sapiens.

The researchers put forward that the skull fossil of Harbin ancient human has a unique combination of characteristics, which represents a new race, named "Homo longI". They are very strong, probably adapted to the cold winter in high latitudes, and were widely distributed in northern Asia.

It is understood that the skull of Longren was first discovered in 1933. Because of its long history and the death of the discoverer, the original stratum information becomes very vague, which brings uncertainty to the accurate judgment of fossil age. The author has carried out the research work of X-ray fluorescence analysis, rare earth element analysis, strontium isotope analysis, uranium dating and so on.

By comparing the geochemical indicators of the sediments on the skull with the drilling sediments and the mammal fossils found in the same area, we found many evidences that the skull of Longman probably came from the late Middle Pleistocene lacustrine strata, and its age may be greater than 146000 years and less than 309000 years. This period is the key period of the separation of the intellectual and other ancient humans.