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17-04-2013, 11:21 AM | #1 | |||
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A diminutive species of human whose remains were found on the Indonesian island of Flores could have shrunk as a result of island dwarfism as it adapted to its environment.
A study of the remains of the creature, nicknamed the "hobbit", shows that it is possible for it to have been a dwarf version of an early human species. The hobbit co-existed with our species until 12,000 years ago. The research has been published in the Royal Society's Proceedings B Journal. Since its discovery in 2003, researchers have struggled to explain the origins of these metre-high, tiny-brained people, known scientifically as Homo floresiensis. Read More : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22166736
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