Joe Rogan Experience #2546 - Michael Button · Aired Aug 26, 2026
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A thigh bone attributed to Denisovans suggests they were over six feet tall.
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There's no femur that's been confirmed as belonging to a Denisovan, so there's no bone to base a six foot height estimate on. Denisovan fossils are limited to teeth, jaw and skull fragments, and a finger bone, none of which support a height claim like this.
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Is it true that a thigh bone attributed to Denisovans suggests they were over six feet tall?
No, not as stated. There's no femur that's been confirmed as belonging to a Denisovan, so there's no bone to base a six foot height estimate on. Denisovan fossils are limited to teeth, jaw and skull fragments, and a finger bone, none of which support a height claim like this. Michael Button said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2546 - Michael Button, aired Aug 26, 2026, at 1:27:33. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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