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'Hobbits' are a new human species -- according to the statistical analysis of fossils

Homo floresiensis not diseased sub-population of healthy humans

    Researchers from Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York have confirmed that Homo floresiensis is a genuine ancient human species and not a descendant of healthy humans dwarfed by disease. Using statistical analysis on skeletal remains of a well-preserved female specimen, researchers determined the "hobbit" to be a distinct species and not a genetically flawed version of modern humans. Details of the study appear in the December issue of Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society, published by Wiley-Blackwell.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/w-aa111709.php

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