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@article{item_3095646,
title = {{Rare dental trait provides morphological evidence of archaic introgression in Asian fossil record}},
author = {Bailey, Shara E. and Hublin, Jean-Jacques and Ant{\'o}n, Susan C.},
language = {eng},
issn = {0027-8424},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.1907557116},
publisher = {National Academy of Sciences},
address = {Washington},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-23},
abstract = {{The recently described Denisovan hemimandible from Xiahe, China [F. Chen et al., (2019) Nature 569, 409{\textendash}412], possesses an unusual dental feature: a 3-rooted lower second molar. A survey of the clinical and bioarchaeological literature demonstrates that the 3-rooted lower molar is rare (less than 3.5{\textpercent} occurrence) in non-Asian Homo sapiens. In contrast, its presence in Asian-derived populations can exceed 40{\textpercent} in China and the New World. It has long been thought that the prevalence of 3-rooted lower molars in Asia is a relatively late acquisition occurring well after the origin and dispersal of H. sapiens. However, the presence of a 3-rooted lower second molar in this 160,000-y-old fossil hominin suggests greater antiquity for the trait. Importantly, it also provides morphological evidence of a strong link between archaic and recent Asian H. sapiens populations. This link provides compelling evidence that modern Asian lineages acquired the 3-rooted lower molar via introgression from Denisovans.}},
journal = {{Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}},
volume = {116},
number = {30},
pages = {14806--14807},
}