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Researchers said Homo longi or “Dragon Man” could replace Neanderthals as our own species’ closest relative.

A cranium found in northeastern China may belong to a new species of early human that researchers have called "Dragon Man."

A massive cranium from Harbin in northeastern China could establish a new previously unknown human ancestor lineage.

(Inside Science) -- A fossilized skull from China may belong to a new human lineage, new research suggests. Nicknamed "Dragon Man," this newly identified group may have had the largest skulls of any known extinct human lineage, and it may belong to a mysterious branch of humanity found across Asia and currently known only from teeth, bone scraps and DNA.

Dragon Man Fossils is One of the Most Complete Human Cranial Fossils in the World Study author Qiang Ji, a professor of paleontology from Hebel GEO University said that the Harbin cranium is one of the most complete human fossils found in the world, preserving many of its morphological details that are critical for understanding human evolution and the origins of Homo sapiens. The Dragon Man fossils were found in Harbin City in the Heilongjiang province of China. Its skull suggests that the Dragon Man could have had a brain that is comparable to the size of modern humans. But researchers not...