Q92. The word ‘Denisovan’ is sometimes mentioned in media in reference to:
(a) fossil of a kind of dinosaur.
(b) an early human species.
(c) a cave system found in North-East India.
(d) a geological period in the history of Indian subcontinent.
Answer: B
- For the first time, scientists have found fossils from an extinct ancient human lineage known as the Denisovans outside of Siberia. Denisovans were an extinct group of hominins that were close relatives of Neanderthals. They are known primarily from a handful of fossil fragments found at Denisova Cave in Siberia, and from genetic clues that linger in the DNA of people across Asia.
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