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Xijun Ni

Chinese Academy of SciencesORCID 0000-0002-4328-8695Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Qiang LiiD· 2 shared Changzhu Jin· 1 shared Chen TaniD· 1 shared Chi ZhangiD· 1 shared Chris B. StringeriD· 1 shared Dan LuiD· 1 shared Fang QiniD· 1 shared Feng GaoiD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologySciencePeer-reviewedSep 25, 2025

The phylogenetic position of the Yunxian cranium elucidates the origin of Homo longi and the Denisovans

Xiaobo Feng, Qiyu Yin, Feng Gao…·Xijun Ni

The study reconstructs the Yunxian 2 cranium and shows it belongs to the Homo longi clade, likely including Denisovans, and is closely related to the H. sapiens clade.

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PaleontologybioRxivPreprintJan 26, 2019

Earliest-known intentionally deformed human cranial fossil from Asia and the initiation of hereditary hierarchy in the early Holocene

Xijun Ni, Qiang Li, Thomas A. Stidham…·Khizar Samiullah

The paper reports an ancient cranial deformation fossil from Northeastern China, suggesting early hereditary hierarchy in non-agricultural societies during the early Holocene.

DOI 10.1101/530907

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