No Hobbits in this Shire

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LB1 in three different views to illustrate facial asymmetry. A is the actual specimen B is the Right side doubled at the midline and mirrored and C is the left side doubled and mirrored. Differences in left and right side facial architectures are app ...
LB1 in three different views to illustrate facial asymmetry. A is the actual specimen, B is the Right side doubled at the midline and mirrored, and C is the left side doubled and mirrored. Differences in left and right side facial architectures are apparent, and illustrate growth abnormalities of LB1. Credit: A, E. Indriati, B&C, D.W. Frayer
The skeletal remains found in a cave on the island of Flores, Indonesia, reported in 2004, do not represent a new species as then claimed but are some of the ancestors of modern human pygmies who live on the island today, according to an international scientific team.


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