Thursday, July 11, 2013

One More Homo Species? 3D-Comparative Analysis Confirms Status of Homo Floresiensis as Fossil Human Species

Based on the analysis of 3-D landmark data from skull surfaces, scientists from Stony Brook University New York, the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment, Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen, and the University of Minnesota provide compelling support for the hypothesis that Homo floresiensis was a distinct Homo species.

MORE: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130710182420.htm

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Neandertals Shared Speech and Language With Modern Humans, Study Suggests
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130709115252.htm