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Homo floresiensis
Temporal range: 0.190–0.050 Ma[1]
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H. floresiensis skull, Cantonal Museum of Geology, Switzerland
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Primates
Suborder:
Haplorhini
Infraorder:
Simiiformes
Family:
Hominidae
Subfamily:
Homininae
Tribe:
Hominini
Genus:
Homo
Species:
†H. floresiensis
Binomial name
†Homo floresiensis
Brown et al., 2004
Flores in Indonesia, shown highlighted in red
Homo floresiensis(/flɔːrˈɛziːˌɛn.sɪs/ also known as "Flores Man") is an extinct species of small archaic human that inhabited the island of Flores, Indonesia, until the arrival of modern humans about 50,000 years ago.
The remains of an individual who would have stood about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) in height were discovered in 2003 at Liang Bua cave. As of 2015, partial skeletons of fifteen individuals have been recovered, including one complete skull, referred to as "LB1".[2][3]
This hominin was at first considered remarkable for its survival until relatively recent times, initially thought to be only 12,000 years ago.[4] However, more extensive stratigraphic and chronological work has pushed the dating of the most recent evidence of its existence back to 50,000 years ago.[1][5][6] The Homo floresiensis skeletal material is now dated from 60,000 to 100,000 years ago; stone tools recovered alongside the skeletal remains were from archaeological horizons ranging from 50,000 to 190,000 years ago.[1]
^ abcSutikna, Thomas; Tocheri, Matthew W.; Morwood, Michael J.; et al. (30 March 2016). "Revised stratigraphy and chronology for Homo floresiensis at Liang Bua in Indonesia". Nature. 532 (7599): 366–369. Bibcode:2016Natur.532..366S. doi:10.1038/nature17179. PMID 27027286. S2CID 4469009.
^Brown, P.; et al. (27 October 2004). "A new small-bodied hominin from the Late Pleistocene of Flores, Indonesia" (PDF). Nature. 431 (7012): 1055–1061. Bibcode:2004Natur.431.1055B. doi:10.1038/nature02999. PMID 15514638. S2CID 26441.
^Morwood, M. J.; et al. (13 October 2005). "Further evidence for small-bodied hominins from the Late Pleistocene of Flores, Indonesia". Nature. 437 (7061): 1012–1017. Bibcode:2005Natur.437.1012M. doi:10.1038/nature04022. PMID 16229067. S2CID 4302539.
^Morwood, M. J.; et al. (27 October 2004). "Archaeology and age of a new hominin from Flores in eastern Indonesia". Nature. 431 (7012): 1087–1091. Bibcode:2004Natur.431.1087M. doi:10.1038/nature02956. PMID 15510146. S2CID 4358548.
^Ritter, Malcolm (30 March 2016). "Study: Indonesia "hobbit" fossils older than first thought". Associated Press. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^Amos, Jonathan (30 March 2016). "Age of 'Hobbit' species revised". BBC News. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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2013) was a New Zealand archaeologist best known for discovering Homofloresiensis. In 2012, he received the Rhys Jones Medal by the Australian Archaeological...
with the range of modern humans. Notable exceptions include Homo naledi and Homofloresiensis, having cranial capacities of 465-610 and 380 cubic centimeters...
simplification by acquisition during adulthood. He links this with Homofloresiensis, the most recent individuals known dated from 12,000 years ago. Austronesians...
holotype specimen of Homofloresiensis, also known as the "hobbit." Despite the small stature and brain size, Homofloresiensis was capable of using stone...
shows that Homofloresiensis likely became extinct 50,000 years ago, around the time of modern human arrival to the archipelago. H. floresiensis skull, Cantonal...
emergence of language. She and colleagues described the brain of Homofloresiensis ("Hobbit") in 2005. In 2013, Falk and colleagues described the cerebral...
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discovery of Homofloresiensis in the nearby Liang Bua cave in 2003. The Rampasasa have since been reported as claiming Homofloresiensis as their ancestor...
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