New species of ancient human discovered in the Philippines: Homo luzonensis

But Mijares suspected that it might actually belong to a new species, maybe even a Luzon analog to H. floresiensis. The small stature of H. luzonensis could also cause some traits of the bones to appear more primitive than they truly are, says John Hawks, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who was not involved in the study. For his part, Mijares is continuing to look for other signs of H. luzonensis, including a current search at Luzon’s Biak na Bato National Park, done with support from the National Geographic Society.

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