A human ancestor previously unknown to science lived alongside ancient humans and Neanderthals - and they all interbred

The partial skull and jaw bone of a newly discovered human ancestor named Nesher Ramla homo.
Avi Levin and Ilan Theiler/Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
Scientists uncovered a new species of human ancestor named the Nesher Ramla homo in a sinkhole.This ancestor lived between 140,000 and 120,000 years ago in Israel and Arabia alongside humans.New research suggests Nesher Ramla homo interbred with humans, as well as our Neanderthal cousins.
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