Back then, many paleoanthropologists thought that present-day human populations evolved regionally from archaic hominins such as Homo erectus ... fossils into species could obscure the real ...

Back then, many paleoanthropologists thought that present-day human populations evolved regionally from archaic hominins such as Homo erectus ... “Prematurely splitting fossils into species could ...

In this scenario, the Xujiayao fossils, and others with unusual features unearthed in China, were classified as intermediates between more primitive hominins such as Homo erectus and more modern ones.

A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization. The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed ...

“Prematurely splitting fossils into species could obscure the real story of what is going ... regionally from archaic hominins such as Homo erectus, which left Africa about 2 million years ...