What is Homo floresiensis?
Q: What is Homo floresiensis?
A: Homo floresiensis is a probable species in the genus Homo, which humans belong to.
Q: Where were the remains of Homo floresiensis found?
A: The remains of Homo floresiensis were found on the island of Flores in Indonesia in 2004.
Q: What parts of the skeletons of Homo floresiensis were found?
A: Parts of the skeletons of nine individuals were found, including one complete cranium (the head).
Q: What are the most important identifying features of Homo floresiensis?
A: The most important and obvious identifying features of Homo floresiensis are its small body, and a small size of the brain inside the skull.
Q: Why have the discoverers of Homo floresiensis called members of the species "hobbits"?
A: The discoverers of Homo floresiensis have called members of the species "hobbits" after J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional race of roughly the same height.
Q: When were the remains of Homo floresiensis found?
A: The remains of Homo floresiensis were found in 2004.
Q: How many individuals' remains were found of Homo floresiensis?
A: Parts of the skeletons of nine individuals were found of Homo floresiensis.
