Homo Luzonensis: Bizarre New Species of Ancient Human Discovered in Philippines

Homo Luzonensis: Bizarre New Species of Ancient Human Discovered in Philippines

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http://www.newsweek.com/homo-luzonensis-new-species-early-human-1391822

Scientists discovered a new species of ancient human and named it Homo luzonensis, after the location where it was found—the island of Luzon in the Philippines. This unusual species was identified through several feet and hand bones, along with teeth and a partial femur. From this, scientists realized the bones belonged to a species with bizarre features, unlike any one member of the hominin group.

Their findings, published in Nature, raise huge questions about how early humans evolved and dispersed across the globe before our own species, Homo sapiens, came to dominate.