Mandibular evidence supports Homo floresiensis as a distinct species.
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Publication Type: Journal Article
Authors: Westaway, Michael Carrington; Durband, Arthur C; Groves, Colin P; Collard, Mark
Year of Publication: 2015
Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Volume: 112
Issue: 7
Pagination: E604-5
Date Published: 2015 Feb 17
Publication Language: eng
ISSN: 1091-6490
Keywords: Animals, Down Syndrome, Fossils, Homeostasis, Hominidae
Abstract:
Henneberg et al. (2014) and Eckhardt et al. (2014) present another pathology-based alternative to the hypothesis that the “hobbit” fossils from Liang Bua, Indonesia, represent a distinct hominin species, Homo floresiensis. They contend that the Liang Bua specimens are the remains of small-bodied humans and that the noteworthy features of the most complete specimen, LB1, are a consequence of Down syndrome (DS). Here, we show that the available mandibular evidence does not support these claims.
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1418997112
Alternate Journal: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
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