Homo luzonensis

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/homo-luzonensis

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1. What is the scientific name?Homo luzonensis
2. What is the type of remains?Teeth and phalanges (finger and toe bones)
3. Where did Homo luzonensis live?They lived on Luzon, a large island in the Philippines. Fossils were found in Callao Cave on that island.
4. How did Homo luzonensis get to Luzon?Luzon has never been connected to the mainland by land bridges, so Homo luzonensis had to cross the sea. This shows they could travel by boat or swim.

Morphology: The study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.
Phylogenetic Placement: Determining the evolutionary relationships and position of a species within a family tree.
Arboreal Adaptations: Physical traits that allow an organism to live and move effectively in trees.
Paleoanthropology: The study of the fossil evidence of human evolution.