The word ‘Denisovan’ is sometimes mentioned in media in reference to

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2019 Prelims]

(a) fossils of a kind of dinosaurs

(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)        

Explanation:

  • Denisovans are a group of ancient humans.
  • Our first tantalising glimpse of the Denisovans came in 2010 with genetic analysis of a tooth and tiny finger bone found in a cave called Denisova in the Altai mountains of Siberia.
  • The fossil record of these mysterious humans remains extraordinarily sparse – comprising just four fragments of bone and teeth and a jawbone found in Tibet.

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