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Homo floresiensis
Homo flo·re·si·en·sis H5267250 (flōr′ə-sē-ĕn′sĭs)n. An extinct species or form of diminutive hominin known from a skull and other fossil remains found on Flores Island, Indonesia, dating from about 95,000 to 17,000 years ago. It has been nicknamed the Hobbit, or Flores man. Although it has been suggested that the bones are those of modern humans with a pathological condition such as microcephaly, most scientists believe that they represent a hominin species descended either from Homo erectus or from an earlier species of Homo.
[New Latin Homō floresiēnsis, species name : Latin homō, man; see Homo + New Latin floresiēnsis, of Flores.]EncyclopediaSeeHobbitHomo Floresiensis
A recently discovered—first published in 2004—species of the phylogenetic tribe Homini—which comprises Homo sapiens and two species of chimpanzees—found on the island of Flores in Indonesia. Researchers unearthed remains from 8 individuals measuring ±1 meter tall and having grapefruit-sized skulls. The remains were carbon dated as having lived 18,000 years ago. Despite controversy surrounding the discovery, cladistic analysis supports the assertion that H floresiensis is a species a sui generisThesaurusSeehobbit |