Homo floresiensis
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Homo floresiensis is an extinct small-bodied hominin species, nicknamed "the Hobbit," known from remains discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores and notable for its unique combination of primitive and modern traits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Homo floresiensis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7729126 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homo floresiensis Context triple: [Homo, includesTaxon, Homo floresiensis]
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A.
Pithecanthropus Erectus
Pithecanthropus Erectus is a landmark 1956 jazz album by bassist and composer Charles Mingus, noted for its innovative arrangements and early examples of avant-garde jazz.
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B.
Homo erectus
Homo erectus is an extinct species of early human known for its upright posture, larger brain, and widespread presence across Africa and Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
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C.
Denisovans
Denisovans are an extinct group of archaic humans known primarily from genetic evidence, who interbred with both Neanderthals and modern humans and contributed DNA to present-day populations in Asia and Oceania.
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D.
Eschrichtius robustus
Eschrichtius robustus is the gray whale, a large baleen whale species known for its long coastal migrations and bottom-feeding behavior in the North Pacific.
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E.
Paranthropus boisei
Paranthropus boisei is an extinct robust hominin species from eastern Africa, notable for its massive jaws, large molars, and adaptations for heavy chewing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homo floresiensis Target entity description: Homo floresiensis is an extinct small-bodied hominin species, nicknamed "the Hobbit," known from remains discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores and notable for its unique combination of primitive and modern traits.
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A.
Pithecanthropus Erectus
Pithecanthropus Erectus is a landmark 1956 jazz album by bassist and composer Charles Mingus, noted for its innovative arrangements and early examples of avant-garde jazz.
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B.
Homo erectus
Homo erectus is an extinct species of early human known for its upright posture, larger brain, and widespread presence across Africa and Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
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C.
Denisovans
Denisovans are an extinct group of archaic humans known primarily from genetic evidence, who interbred with both Neanderthals and modern humans and contributed DNA to present-day populations in Asia and Oceania.
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D.
Eschrichtius robustus
Eschrichtius robustus is the gray whale, a large baleen whale species known for its long coastal migrations and bottom-feeding behavior in the North Pacific.
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E.
Paranthropus boisei
Paranthropus boisei is an extinct robust hominin species from eastern Africa, notable for its massive jaws, large molars, and adaptations for heavy chewing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | extinct hominin species ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
evidence of hunting
ⓘ
stone tools ⓘ use of fire ⓘ |
| authority | Brown et al. 2004 ⓘ |
| averageHeightCentimetres | about 106 ⓘ |
| biogeographicPattern | island dwarfism ⓘ |
| bodySize | small-bodied ⓘ |
| brainSizeRelativeToModernHumans | much smaller ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Komodo dragons
ⓘ
linked to:
Komodo dragon
giant rats ⓘ giant storks ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfDiscovery | Indonesia ⓘ |
| cranialCapacityCubicCentimetres | about 400 ⓘ |
| currentConsensus | distinct species of Homo ⓘ |
| dentalMorphology | relatively small teeth ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Liang Bua cave ⓘ |
| discoveredOnIsland | Flores ⓘ |
| earliestKnownAgeYearsAgo | 100000 ⓘ |
| estimatedLastAppearanceMa | 0.05 ⓘ |
| estimatedLastAppearanceYearsAgo | 50000 ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| footMorphology | relatively large feet ⓘ |
| fossilRange | Pleistocene ⓘ |
| genus | Homo ⓘ |
| geographicRestriction | island of Flores ⓘ |
| handMorphology | human-like wrist and hand proportions ⓘ |
| holotypeCranialCapacityCubicCentimetres | about 417 ⓘ |
| holotypeEstimatedAgeAtDeathYears | about 30 ⓘ |
| holotypeSex | female ⓘ |
| holotypeSpecimen | LB1 ⓘ |
| languageOfScientificName | Latin ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| nicknamed | the Hobbit ⓘ |
| numberOfIndividualsRepresented | at least 9 ⓘ |
| pathologyHypothesesConsidered |
Laron syndrome
ⓘ
endemic cretinism ⓘ microcephaly ⓘ |
| pelvisMorphology | broad pelvis ⓘ |
| phylogeneticDebate |
descendant of Homo erectus hypothesis
ⓘ
pathological modern human hypothesis (largely rejected) ⓘ surviving early Homo lineage hypothesis ⓘ |
| preyedOn |
Stegodon (pygmy elephants)
ⓘ
linked to:
Stegodon
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| researchSignificance |
challenges simple linear models of human evolution
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evidence for late-surviving archaic hominins ⓘ |
| showsCombinationOfTraits |
derived traits
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mosaic of primitive and modern features ⓘ primitive traits ⓘ |
| stature | approximately 1.0 meter tall ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| toolTechnology | Mode 1 stone tools ⓘ |
| typeLocality | Liang Bua cave, Flores, Indonesia ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Homo floresiensis Description of subject: Homo floresiensis is an extinct small-bodied hominin species, nicknamed "the Hobbit," known from remains discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores and notable for its unique combination of primitive and modern traits.
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