Yunxian Man
Hominid skull fossil from Yunxian, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yunxian Man (Chinese: 郧县人; pinyin: Yúnxiàn rén) is a set of three hominid skull fossils discovered at the Xuetangliangzi site (学堂梁子遗址; Xuétángliángzǐ Yízhǐ) in Yunyang district, Hubei, China.[1][2][3][4] Two skulls were discovered in 1989 and 1990, followed by a third in 2022.[1][4] The first two were described as "crushed and distorted" but "relatively complete", and compared to Homo erectus or early Homo sapiens.[1] In contrast, the third skull was discovered "in good condition".[5]
The Xuetangliangzi paleontological site is at the mouth of the Quyuan River (曲远河; Qūyuǎn Hé), where it flows into the Han River, so it has also been called the Quyuan River site.[6]