Credit: Stony Brook University
A Homo floresiensis skeleton cast was displayed April 21 at Stony Brook University, next to modern human skull and bones for comparison.
The Hobbit looks even smaller in real life.
The Hobbit looks even smaller in real life.
A skeleton cast of tiny and controversial Homo floresiensis, nicknamed the Hobbit, went on public display for the first time Tuesday at Stony Brook University on Long Island.
The specimen, discovered in 2003 in Indonesia, is hotly debated among scientists. Some claim it represents a new diminutive hominin species, while others argue it is simply a modern human dwarfed by some medical condition.
All agree the original Hobbit was extremely compact compared to us.
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