'Hobbits' Couldn't Hustle: Feet Of Homo Floresiensis Were Primitive But Not Pathological
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 - 16:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Homo floresiensis feet may help settle a hotly debated question among paleontologists: was this population similar to modern humans, or not? A new research analysis demonstrates that although "hobbits" were bipedal, several features of their feet (such as flat feet) were primitive but not pathological. Furthermore, their gait was not efficient, and the population probably found long term running difficult.
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