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Homo luzonensis

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c. 132,000 BC · Callao Cave, Luzon, Philippines · Asia · Science

Another small human species marooned on an island

Homo luzonensis
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Teeth and finger bones from Callao Cave on Luzon were first taken for Homo sapiens, but in 2019 they were named a new species mixing traits of ours with those of australopithecines, down to curved finger bones suited to climbing. A 2023 study dated them to about 134,000 years ago, and their ancestors must somehow have crossed the sea.