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Taiwan Jaw Bone Connected to the Origins of Humanity, May Reveal Entirely New Prehistoric Species
Thursday, January 29, 2015 0:08
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Taiwan Jaw Bone Connected to the Origins of Humanity, May Reveal Entirely New Prehistoric Species
The first ancient human fossil found in Taiwan may indicate the presence of an unknown archaic species of humans who lived in Asia during the Pleistocene era, possibly hundreds of thousands of years before modern humans arrived. The complete right-lower jaw and teeth, found in the deep waters of the Penghu Channel, west of Taiwan, was pulled from the seafloor by a fishing net. The surprisingly primitive specimen, dated through analysis to have originated from between 10,000 and 190,000 years ago, may prove to be from an unknown species of human.
