Mandibular evidence supports Homo floresiensisas a distinct species
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Westaway, Michael Carrington; Durband, Arthur C.; Groves, Colin P.; Collard, Mark
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Henneberg et al. (1) and Eckhardt et al. (2) 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.
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2015 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/12976 |
Source: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.1418997112 |
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