Claims
| Claim | Type | Assessment | Score | Review checks | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The study identified Bianfu Cave as a Denisovan locality with the most abundant Denisovan remains outside Denisova Cave in Siberia at the time of the report. | OBSERVATIONAL | Supported | 0.8581 | 1 of 4 | 137 |
| In the study’s Bayesian protein phylogenies, each of the five Bianfu Cave samples formed a monophyletic group with Denisova 3 with posterior probability of 100%. | QUANTITATIVE | Supported | 0.8808 | 1 of 4 | 99 |
| Proteomic analysis identified five Denisovan specimens from Bianfu Cave: three newly identified hominin bone fragments and two previously excavated hominin teeth. | OBSERVATIONAL | Supported | 0.8581 | 1 of 4 | 105 |