Friday Fossil Frolics

Th' hell's going on? New humanoids popping up all over.

Carl Zimmer / New York Times:

Discovery of ‘Dragon Man’ Skull in China May Add Species to Human Family Tree  —  A laborer discovered the fossil and hid it in a well for 85 years.  Scientists say it could help sort out the human family tree and how our species emerged.  — 

Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:   Researchers say ‘dragon man’ skull found in China could be new human species

Ian Sample / The Guardian:   Massive human head in Chinese well forces scientists to rethink evolution

Brian P. Dunleavy / UPI:   ‘Dragon Man,’ not Neanderthals, is closest human relative, researchers say

Maya Wei-Haas / National Geographic:   ‘Dragon Man’ skull may be new species, shaking up human family tree

Mike Redmond / UPROXX:   The Just-Discovered ‘Dragon Man’ Skull May Be A New Species Of Humans And People Are Going Wild Over The Name

Also:

Homo who? A new mystery human species has been discovered in Israel

Did homo sap off both these poor bastard species as well as the late lamented Neanderthals? Stop breeding, killer apes.