Frankie Cordeira Jr.

Description: Entirely Different Species... SHIRE GENIUS Flores Man hobbit species found in Indonesia were definitely NOT early humans scientists confirm Researchers discover that strange hobbits were not early human dwarves but an entirely different species A TINY human race which was recently discovered in Indonesia was not an early human but an entirely different speciesscientists have found. The ancient hobbits who would have stood at 3.5 foot tall were found at Liang Bua on the island of Flores in 2003. SWNS:South West News Service Ancients hobbits who once lived in Indonesian most likely evolved from an ancestor in Africa and are not a dwarf descendant of Homo erectus as has been widely believed Experts initially believed the Homo Floresiensis (or Flores man) were just a dwarf familyof early man. But a study by The Australian National University (ANU) found the racewere most likely a completely new species. They think they were related to a sister species ofHomo habilis one of the earliest known species of human found in Africa 1.75 million years ago. SWNS:South West News Service he bones of a new kind of human that because it was so small was nick-named the hobbit was found on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003 MOST READ IN TECH AND SCIENCE BRACE YOURSELVES Solar flare spewing from mega hole in the Sun could cause blackout mayhem next week SPY-BRATOR? Brits who bought smart vibrators that collected intimate data about their sexy habits could be in for a payout CHILLING CHALLENGE The Blue Whale 'suicide game' has beenlinked to hundreds of teen deaths - but what is it? 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Astronomer reveals six TERRIFYING apocalypse predictions SWNS:South West News Service Dr Debbie Argue holds a reconstructed Homo Floresiensis skull Visiting Fellow Dr Debbie Argue of the ANU School of Archaeology & Anthropology said the results should help put to rest a debate that has been hotly contested ever since Homo floresiensis was discovered. She said: The analyses show that on the family tree Homo floresiensis was likely a sister species of Homo habilis. It means these two shared a common ancestor. Its possible that Homo floresiensis evolved in Africa and migrated or the common ancestor moved from Africa then evolved into Homo floresiensis somewhere. Dr Argue said the analyses also supported the theory that Homo floresiensis could have branched off earlier in the timeline more than 1.75 million years ago. If this was the case Homo floresiensis would have evolved before the earliest Homo habilis which would make it very archaic indeed she said. SWNS:South West News Service A Homo Floresiensis skull SWNS:South West News Service Professor Mike Lee of Flinders University and the South Australian Museum used statistical modeling to analyse the data. He said: When we did the analysis there was really clear support for the relationship with Homo habilis. Homo floresiensis occupied a very primitive position on the human evolutionary tree. We can be 99 per cent sure its not related to Homo erectus and nearly 100 per cent chance it isnt a malformed Homo sapiens. The study was published in the Journal of Human Evolution. New fossil found in Indonesia could represent seriously small ancestors We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at [email protected] or call 0207 782 4368
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