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Interesting point. The ancestral Homo erectus gave rise to several distinct species in several geographic regions: H. florensiensis in Indonesia, H. sapiens in Africa, and H. neanderthalensis in Europe. Interesting point. The ancestral Homo erectus gave rise to several distinct species in several geographic regions: H. florensiensis in Indonesia, H. sapiens in Africa, and H. neanderthalensis in Europe.
Don't forget those borderline cases,
Homo rhodesiensis,
Homo heidelbergensis...
But since you brought up
floresiensis, I recall seeing Peter Brown's seminar a few months ago. I think he himself now doubts that
floresiensis was decended from the Indonesian
erectus. He showed that they have similarities to ...
Homo georgicus.
Another theory is that
floresiensis were derived from earlier
Homo species, probably
habilis-types or even australopiths. But this is still a black box for everyone.
...and Prof. Teuku Jacob's team is still studying that pygmy village in Flores. Too bad they haven't shown any pictures though.
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