Denisova Cave
Fossils
So far, the fossils of six distinct individuals from Denisova Cave have been identified through their DNA. Four of the individuals, Denisova 2, Denisova 3, Denisova 4 and Denisova 8 are classified as Denisovans.

Denisova Cave

Section Title: Fossils
Table Section Text: So far, the fossils of six distinct individuals from Denisova Cave have been identified through their DNA. Four of the individuals, Denisova 2, Denisova 3, Denisova 4 and Denisova 8 are classified as Denisovans.

Name	Element	Layer	Location	Type	Age	Sex	Discovery	First public.	Image	Conservation

Denisova 2	deciduous lower molar	22.1	Main Gallery	Denisovan	>100 ka	♀	1984

Denisova 3 or X Woman	finger phalanx	11.2	East Gallery	Denisovan	30–50 ka	♀	2008 Team of Michael Shunkov	Johannes Krause, et al.	Replica of the phalanx. It was destroyed to investigate the mtDNA.	Destroyed to investigate the mtDNA.

Denisova 4	upper molar	11.1	South Gallery	Denisovan	30–50 ka	♂	2000	Replica of the molar of Denisova. Part of the roots was destroyed to study the mtDNA.

Altai Neanderthal or Denisova 5	proximal toe phalanx	11.4	East Gallery	Neanderthal	30–50 ka	♀	2010	M.B. Mednikova (2011)

Denisova 8	upper molar	11.4–12	East Gallery	Denisovan	♂

Denisova 11	long bone fragment	12	East Gallery	Neanderthal/Denisovan hybrid	~90 ka	♀	2014	Samantha Brown, et al. (2016)

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In 2010, a toe bone was discovered in the cave, in layer 11.4 of the East Gallery.

final_sentence: In 2010, a toe bone was discovered in the cave, in layer 11.4 of the East Gallery.