Unique Dental Morphology of Homo floresiensis and Its Evolutionary Implications.

Homo floresiensis is an extinct, diminutive hominin species discovered in the Late Pleistocene deposits of Liang Bua cave, Flores, eastern Indonesia. The nature and evolutionary origins of H. floresiensis' unique physical characters have been intensively debated. Based on extensive comparisons...

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Main Authors: Yousuke Kaifu, Reiko T Kono, Thomas Sutikna, Emanuel Wahyu Saptomo, Jatmiko, Rokus Due Awe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4651360?pdf=render