Homo luzonensis
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Homo luzonensis is an extinct, small-bodied hominin species known from Late Pleistocene remains discovered in Callao Cave on the Philippine island of Luzon, notable for its unique combination of primitive and modern anatomical features.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | extinct hominin species ⓘ |
| anatomicalFeatures | combination of primitive and modern traits ⓘ |
| binomialName | Homo luzonensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | small-bodied ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coexistedWith | Homo sapiens in broader region during Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| countryOfDiscovery | Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dentalMorphology |
simplified tooth crowns
ⓘ
small molars ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Armand Salvador Mijares
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florent Détroit NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Piper NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Ingicco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInJournal | Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Callao Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredOnIsland | Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Hominidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedInYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| foundInCaveSystem | Callao Cave system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInRegion | Northern Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Homo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalEpoch | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| holotypeSite | Callao Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insularEvolutionHypothesis | may have undergone island dwarfism ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
femur fragment
ⓘ
foot bones ⓘ fossil remains ⓘ hand bones ⓘ teeth ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Luzon Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment | tropical island environment ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| postcranialMorphology |
curved finger bones
ⓘ
curved toe bones ⓘ primitive foot features ⓘ primitive hand features ⓘ |
| resembles |
Australopithecus in some limb features
ⓘ
Homo floresiensis in small body size ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for previously unknown hominin diversity in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
suggests complex hominin dispersals in Island Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subfamily | Homininae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Late Pleistocene of Luzon
ⓘ
approximately 67,000 years ago ⓘ |
| tribe | Hominini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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