Homo floresiensis

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf extinct hominin species
gptkbp:associatedFauna gptkb:Stegodon
Komodo dragons
giant rats
gptkbp:causeOfExtinction unknown
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Flores_Man
gptkbp:cranialCapacity about 380–430 cm³
about 426 cm³
gptkbp:culturalHeritage stone tools
gptkbp:debatedBy distinct species
phylogenetic placement
possible pathological modern human
gptkbp:dentalWear heavy
gptkbp:diet omnivorous
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Liang_Bua_cave
2003
gptkbp:discoveredOnIsland gptkb:Flores
gptkbp:fireUseEvidence unknown
gptkbp:fossil partial skeletons
gptkbp:fossilCount at least 9 individuals
gptkbp:geneticData no DNA recovered
gptkbp:height about 1.1 meters
gptkbp:holotype gptkb:LB1
gptkbp:holotypeDiscoveredBy gptkb:Thomas_Sutikna
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Homo floresiensis
gptkbp:lastAppearance about 50,000 years ago
gptkbp:limbProportions short legs
gptkbp:location gptkb:LB1_skull_and_skeleton
gptkbp:mandible robust
gptkbp:material local volcanic rock
gptkbp:nickname the Hobbit
gptkbp:notableFor small stature
small brain
gptkbp:pathologyHypothesis gptkb:Laron_syndrome
gptkb:endemic_cretinism
microcephaly
gptkbp:pelvisShape similar to Australopithecus
gptkbp:possibleAncestor gptkb:Homo_sapiens
unknown
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Nature_journal,_2004
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Pleistocene_epoch
gptkbp:speciesAuthority Brown et al., 2004
gptkbp:technology simple flake tools
gptkbp:teeth primitive features
gptkbp:toolsDatedTo about 190,000 to 50,000 years ago
gptkbp:toolUseEvidence butchery marks on animal bones
gptkbp:uses stone tools
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Homo
gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4