What Does the 'Hobbit' Fossil Discovery Teach Us about Our Tiny Human Relatives?
Briefly

The origin story of Homo floresiensis, with its miniature body and brain, is coming into focus through the discovery of a tiny fossilized arm bone from an early member of the species.
The female skeleton LB1, a type specimen of H. floresiensis found in Liang Bua cave, displayed characteristics aligning with Homo erectus in the skull and more primitive species like Australopithecus afarensis in the body.
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