It Helped Clarify Their Association
The protein study, according to Welker, helped to clarify that association. “Our data support the hypothesis that Homo antecessor was a sister group to the group encompassing Homo sapiens [us], Neanderthals, and Denisovans,” he added. This was in contrast to the previous conclusion that Homo antecessor was the final common ancestor of Neanderthals and modern humans.
It Helped Clarify Their Association
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They Were Linked Together
The paper’s co-corresponding author was Bermudez de Castro, who was one of the first paleoanthropologists to discover the earliest vestiges of Homo antecessor. “I am pleased that the protein analysis shows that Homo antecessor species may be closely linked to Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, and Denisovans,” he stated.
They Were Linked Together
