Who Were the Denisovans and What’s Up with Their Teeth?

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Palaeontologists in Laos have found an ancient molar they believe belonged to a young Denisovan girl. The Denisovans are an enigmatic human species, cousins to the Neanderthals, who lived in extreme climates. They went extinct, but not before intermingling with ancient humans.

Any ideas what to do with this extra species of humanity? We don’t know too much about them, so anything you believe is as accurate as anything. What traits came down through the millennia from the Denisovans? Are they really extinct? What happens next?