Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 6:47 pm
Has anyone else heard of these newly discovered (extinct) creatures? Well...creatures may not be the word. Some scientists say that they are a new descendant of Homo Erectus, and others say that they're a subspecies of Homo Sapien...
(Quoted from this article.)
"Australian scientists last month made world headlines by announcing the discovery of a new twig in mankind's family tree, 'homo floriensis', a one-metre (3.25 foot) hominid with a grapefruit-sized skull.
Their theory, published in the British weekly scientific journal Nature, was that it was the smallest of the 10 known species of the genus Homo, the hominid that arose out of Africa about 2.5 million years ago.
Jacob said his team will aim to prove that the skeleton is from a 25-30-year-old omnivorous sub-species of man, not a 30-year-old female from the new species as previously announced.
They believe the skeleton's small skull is related to mental defects rather than being evidence that it is a different species.
In an intriguing development last month, researcher Bert Roberts of the University of Wollongong told the Australian newspaper that the new skeleton sounded remarkably similar to the Ebu Gogo, strange hairy little people that legend says lived on Flores. "
Here's another article that focuses more on the actual creature.
I'm currently trying to find more articles on this rather interesting discovery. I am intriged, to say the least. If I find more articles, I'll try to post them here.
(Quoted from this article.)
"Australian scientists last month made world headlines by announcing the discovery of a new twig in mankind's family tree, 'homo floriensis', a one-metre (3.25 foot) hominid with a grapefruit-sized skull.
Their theory, published in the British weekly scientific journal Nature, was that it was the smallest of the 10 known species of the genus Homo, the hominid that arose out of Africa about 2.5 million years ago.
Jacob said his team will aim to prove that the skeleton is from a 25-30-year-old omnivorous sub-species of man, not a 30-year-old female from the new species as previously announced.
They believe the skeleton's small skull is related to mental defects rather than being evidence that it is a different species.
In an intriguing development last month, researcher Bert Roberts of the University of Wollongong told the Australian newspaper that the new skeleton sounded remarkably similar to the Ebu Gogo, strange hairy little people that legend says lived on Flores. "
Here's another article that focuses more on the actual creature.
I'm currently trying to find more articles on this rather interesting discovery. I am intriged, to say the least. If I find more articles, I'll try to post them here.