Scientists believe that a skull found in northern China nearly a century ago could represent an entirely new human species - Homo longi. 

The name uses the Chinese word for Dragon and he's been dubbed "Dragon Man".

The skull's proportions were different from what scientists have seen, and a some believe it could be a part of the human line that is most related to Homo sapiens. Read the study here.

(Drawing by Chuang Zhao)

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