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Monday, January 14, 2019

More Evidence That Hobbits Aren't Dwarf Erectus

A 2018 paper from Sweden adds more evidence to the conclusion of two prior papers which conclude that:
H. floresiensis seems to be deeply rooted in the phylogeny of Homo and not closely related to Indonesian H. erectus.
From John Hawks.
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5 comments:

  1. neoJanuary 14, 2019 at 6:14 PM

    so what is the hobbit evolved from? i say Australopithecus sebidba

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  2. andrewJanuary 14, 2019 at 8:14 PM

    Probably, H. Habilis. https://dispatchesfromturtleisland.blogspot.com/2017/04/hobbits-are-not-dwarf-h-erectus.html

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  3. neoJanuary 14, 2019 at 8:29 PM

    so H habilis was the first out of africa?

    some think habilis was actually an Australopithecus

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  4. DDedenJanuary 14, 2019 at 11:00 PM

    Thanks Andrew.

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  5. RyanJanuary 17, 2019 at 2:48 PM

    We need DNA.

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