That finding hinted that a previously unknown type of bear, possibly a hybrid between polar bears and brown bears, could be roaming the Himalayas. (sciencemag.org)
In 2010, the genome of a pinky bone from Siberia revealed the existence of Denisovans, a previously unknown type of human that lived around the time of Neanderthals. (discovermagazine.com)
On this basis, they concluded that a currently unknown type of bear must inhabit that portion of Asia. (sciencedaily.com)