Tuesday, October 11, 2005

New “Hobbit” Bones Bolster Separate Species Claim

New “Hobbit” Bones Bolster Separate Species Claim
(New Scientist)
Some skeptics have claimed that LB1 was simply a modern human with a condition called microencephaly—an abnormally small brain. But the new finds all came from individuals with the same size bodies as LB1, only about a meter tall. This supports the idea that Homo floresiensis is indeed a species in its own right.

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