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The Khüiten Skull

"The Khüiten Skull" (Mongolian: Хүйтэн) is the de facto name given to a Hominid fossil discovered in 2009 in the Bayan-Ölgii Province of Mongolia at Khüiten Peak, for which it is named.

Classification and Origin


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Under close scrutiny, the skull is theorized to belong to an uncatalogued hominid which occupied northern mongolian in  to   BCE, although this is not certain. Under scientific testing, the skull is theorized to be of a previously undiscovered species related to early Homo Sapien and Neanderthal groups.

Debate


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Due to the unique structure of the skull, Paleontologists theorize that the Khüiten Skull hominid evolved from the Homo Sapien species after the appearance of modern humans, making it a controversial debate in regards to the evolutionary timeline of Hominids. It has also been theorized to be a result of Neanderthal and Human species interbreeding, but due to the size and structure of the skull, as well as distance from the accepted location of Neanderthal populations, this is largely assumed to be false.


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Also debated is the qualities of the hominid, whether it had abilities slightly less than, equal to, or even more advanced than the Homo Sapien species in regards to social structure, communication, and intelligence.

Criticism


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Critics point out the apparent distance from other hominid populations, coupled with no other known previous discoveries in regards to the hominid, and theorize that the skull is merely from a malformed human or is simply an elaborate hoax. Recent tests of the skull conclude that it is a true fossil, but in regards to the possibility of malformation due to a bone disease or growth problem, only the discovery of other fossils from this proposed species can prove it viable.