The forearm fragment found at Bianfu Cave is the first Denisovan forearm bone ever discovered.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by the peer-reviewed Nature paper and corroborated by multiple independent science journalism outlets and outside experts.
Sources
- Scientists Find a Trove of Denisovan Fossils and Tools in Southwest ... (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/09/science/china-denisovan-fossil-discovery (cnn.com)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10976-9 (nature.com)
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/denisovans-forearm-bone-china (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-first-known-denisovan-forearm-bone-emerges-from-a-search-through-60-000-bone-fragments-49655 (discovermagazine.com)
- https://www.science.org/content/article/mysterious-human-relatives-were-strong-and-agile-fossil-elbow-and-primitive-tools (science.org)
- https://www.sci.news/othersciences/anthropology/bianfu-cave-denisovans-15057.html (sci.news)