A map of island southeast Asia in the region of Flores

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A map of island southeast Asia in the region of Flores and a photograph of the Liang Bua cave where the Homo floresiensis fossils were recovered.

The region between the two lines on the map is called Wallacea. Very few large terrestrial animal migrated into this region from either the east or west.

This image is linked to the following Scitable pages:

Homo floresiensis: Making Sense of the Small-Bodied Hominin Fossils from Flores

Are the bones of several tiny individuals from the island of Flores the newest addition to our family tree, or are they the remains of diseased humans only masquerading as an extinct species?