Homo luzonensis

Remains from Callao Cave in the Philippines, including a foot bone, belong to a new hominin species dubbed Homo luzonensis. (Rob Rownd, UP-ASP Film Inst.)

New hominin species discovered The human family tree has grown another branch, after researchers unearthed remains of a previously unknown hominin species from a cave on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. They have named the new species Homo luzonensis. Bones and teeth from at least two adults and a child seem to indicate that H. luzonensis was smaller than the average modern human and might have been adept at climbing trees. In 2004, another group announced the discovery of a different ancient-human species — Homo floresiensis, also known as the Hobbit — on the Indonesian island of Flores. Nature | 5 min read Reference: Nature paper