The word 'Denisovan' is sometimes mentioned in media in reference to
- Afossils of a kind of dinosaurs
- Ban early human speciesCorrect
- Ca cave system found in North-East India
- Da geological period in the history of Indian subcontinent
Explanation
The word 'Denisovan' refers to an extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans. They are known from a very limited number of fossil remains, primarily from the Denisova Cave in Siberia, where their existence was first identified through DNA analysis of a finger bone fragment in 2010. Genetic studies have shown that Denisovans were closely related to Neanderthals but represent a distinct lineage, and they interbred with modern humans, contributing to the genetic makeup of some present-day populations, particularly in Southeast Asia and Oceania.
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