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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Homo luzonensis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7729130 — 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 luzonensis Context triple: [Homo, includesTaxon, Homo luzonensis]
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Homo floresiensis
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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B.
Homo naledi
Homo naledi is an extinct species of small-brained hominin from South Africa, notable for its mix of primitive and modern anatomical features and its possible deliberate mortuary behavior.
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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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 luzonensis Target entity description: 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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A.
Homo floresiensis
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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B.
Homo naledi
Homo naledi is an extinct species of small-brained hominin from South Africa, notable for its mix of primitive and modern anatomical features and its possible deliberate mortuary behavior.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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
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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
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foot bones ⓘ fossil remains ⓘ hand bones ⓘ teeth ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Luzon Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment | tropical island environment ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| postcranialMorphology |
curved finger bones
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curved toe bones ⓘ primitive foot features ⓘ primitive hand features ⓘ |
| resembles |
Australopithecus in some limb features
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Homo floresiensis in small body size ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for previously unknown hominin diversity in Southeast Asia
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suggests complex hominin dispersals in Island Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subfamily | Homininae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Late Pleistocene of Luzon
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approximately 67,000 years ago ⓘ |
| tribe | Hominini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Homo luzonensis Description of subject: 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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