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Homo Floresiensis

Kathy Hoang, Rebecca Dilella and Madeleine Yacoub. Homo Floresiensis. Figure One: Skull - Science Photo Library Source: http://www.sciencephoto.com/images/imagePopUpDetails.html?pop=1&id=694380207&pviewid=&country=10&search=cranium&matchtype=EXACT.

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Homo Floresiensis

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  1. Kathy Hoang, Rebecca Dilella and Madeleine Yacoub Homo Floresiensis Figure One: Skull - Science Photo Library Source: http://www.sciencephoto.com/images/imagePopUpDetails.html?pop=1&id=694380207&pviewid=&country=10&search=cranium&matchtype=EXACT

  2. Fossil: Who Discovered It, How and what was found? Peter Brown Michael Moorwood Colleagues Scientist Lahr Scientist Foley  Skull Arm bone Jaw pieces Other bonesovered the fossil and how they discover Figure 2: Mike Morwood, Thomas Sutikna and Bert Roberts Sorce: http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/thylacoleo-1st/ Figure 3: Mike Morwood with floresiensis skull Source: http://www.wherelightmeetsdark.com/index.php?module=fatcat&fatcat%5Buser%5D=viewCategory&fatcat_id=89&module_title=newswatch

  3. Fossil: When where the fossils found? A cave in Flores, Indonesia 2003. found Figure 4: Lead excavator Benyamin Tarus recovers a Stegodon jaw from Liang Bua cave Source: http://djuna.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Hobbits/G0000ZQ7jeC.BIVE/I00009wdBUXawv7k

  4. Fossil: New species or Microcephalic? Features indicate new species. Figure 5: H. floresiensis (left)compared to a human Microcephalic (right) Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_floresiensis

  5. Physical: Bone Structure and Physical Appearance Extreamly small in stature Figure 7: H. Floresiensis vs. H. Sapien  source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/tag/mystery/page/5/ Figure 6: H. Floresiensis head and skull Source: http://livelikedirt.blogspot.com/2011/01/hunt-for-homo-floresiensis-dna.html small bodies small skulls some primative features

  6. Physical: Brain Function and Social Habbits Figure 8: H. Floresiensis and a freshly killed pygmie elephant (artist impression) Source: http://www.sciencephoto.com/images/download_lo_res.html?id=694380155 small skull means they had small brain however they used fire, tools and hunted in groups 

  7. Physical:Any Other Specific Adaptations Arms designed for swinging but also capable of tool making although trapezoid would've complicated this Figure 9: H. floresiensis vs. modern human trapezoid bone Source: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12667-hobbit-wrist-bones-suggest-a-distinct-species.html Figurre 10: H. floresiensis skeleton source: http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2008/05/27/ 4222_ntnews.html

  8. Environmental: Inhabitence Lived on the Island of Flores in Indonesia approximately 13,000 to 95,000 years ago. Figure 11:Liang Bua Caves http://djuna.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Hobbits/G0000ZQ7jeC.BIVE/I0000wggVhIYZA_g Particularly inhabited the eastern coast and the Liang Bua Caves and region Figure 12:Flores Island http://djuna.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Hobbits/G0000ZQ7jeC.BIVE/I0000wggVhIYZA_g

  9. Environmental: Climate and Landscape Tropical and Humid Conditions Monsoon seasons- dry and wet Coastal breezes Coastal landscape which consisted of vast amounts of flora and mountainous off the coast Figure 11:Female Homo Floresiensis modelhttp://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-look-hobbits/

  10. Environmental: Who else lived on the island and whad they eat? Shared the Island and ate: Komo Dragons Large Island and prehistoric Rodents Goannas Pygmy and Stegodon Elephants Omnivore so ate local flora Om Believed to have interacted with Homo Sapien or modern man between 5,000-35,000 years ago. Figure 12: Homo Floresiensis Hunting http://www.georgehernandez.com/ h/aablog/2004/11.asp

  11. Environmental: Tools and Hunting Made stone tools similar to spears and rocks for hunting. Made fires for warmth and cooking kill. Hunted in groups due to them being small and unable to carry large kill. UseUs Figure 13: Stone Tools http://www.weltbildung.com/homo-floresiensis.htm

  12. Environmental: How they got to Flores Unsure exactly but believed that could have swam, just ended up here or even created primitive rafts and ventured until they found stable land.

  13. Island Dwarfing and Size Theories Many theroies including: • Microcephaly • Insular/island dwarfing • Laron Syndrome • Endemic cretinism Figure 15: Laron Syndrome Source: http://doctordavidsblog.blogspot.com/ Figure 14: Microcephalic Source: http://blurredproductions.wordpress.com /2008/05/22/crossing-the-line-freaks/

  14. Bibliography Please see data sheet for references and image references under image.

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