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My 2026 predictions!
In the debate about the genus homo (Neanderthals, Denisovans, Homo erectus, etc), are you a lumper or a splitter?
Lumper: they're all the same species with variations
Splitter: they're all separate species that could interbreed
A different specific opinion
I'm familiar with this topic but don't know what I think about this
I'm not familiar with this topic/no opinion
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Ok so I just wanna say this really quickly: I WANT MORE FANTASY STORIES THAT DELVE INTO WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF ANCIENT HUMAN SPECIES HAD SURVIVED TO TODAY!!!
I know that they died out for various reasons, BUT IF FANTASY STORIES GET TO HAVE DRAGONS AND ROBOTS THEN WHY CAN’T THEY HAVE MODERN DAY NEANDERTHALS OR DENISOVANS OR HOMO ERECTUS???
I WANNA SEE IT, PLEASEEEE
It's so crazy to me when conspiracy theorists try to explain the uncanny valley by saying there was a secret "human predator" or aliens or some shit because bro. OTHER HUMAN SPECIES (and dead bodies)
there was a time on earth where at least 6!!! (SIX) species of hominids existed along side each other and occasionally overlapped territories. we weren't always alone!
This is probably the biggest news in paleontology to come out in a while.
Previously, the only remains we had of this group of humans were some teeth, a partial jawbone, and a fragment of a finger bone. But through examining its mitochondrial DNA, we were able to identify them as a group of humans distinct from Homo Sapiens and Homo Neanderthalensis. Unfortunately, the remains we had were not enough to give it a formal taxonomy.
Cut to 2018, and a worker in China hands in a fossil skull to some scientists, claiming that his grandfather had found it in the 1930's and didn't tell anyone until his death. In 2021, it was identified as a distinct human species and named Homo Longi, or Dragon Man.
This year, another study was done on the Homo Longi skull, looking for DNA. The study was able to find some mitochondrial DNA, revealing that the Homo Longi skull was actually that of a Denisovan.
Now that we have a more complete specimen, I think it will be easier for us to identify remains in the future. I'm also expecting a small debate over whether the species should remain Homo Longi or be called something else, but I think it will end up remaining Homo Longi.
See below for an article on this
Ancient proteins and calcified dental plaque identify heavy-browed fossil from China as a Denisovan.
Time Travel Question 61: Middle Ages and Much Earlier
If you could travel through time, but only to see something for research or fun, not to change anything, what would you pick? (Yes you may have a babel fish in your ear to translate).
Mastodon Migration
Triceratops Mating
A year with Dimetrodons
Saber-toothed Cat evolution and behavior
The fate of the Grunwald Swords
The last month of Chinggis Khan/Genghis Khan/Temüjin and funeral rites.
Athena Parthenos when it was new.
Canaanite Religious Traditions
Denisovan Folklore
The Ghana Empire (Ghana, Ghanata, or Wagadu) circa 800 CE
Sosso Kingdom circa 1200 CE
The Mali Empire circa 1300 CE
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So I was thinking of drawing a trio of ancient homo sapiens, neanderthal, and denisovan women together in some sort of touching scene like cave painting or chatting around a fire. Since they all lived in the same time period at one point
But then I thought. Wait. What if
And instead of a grizzly in the background, it's a fucking cave bear --
...do you see the vision