A Telling Smile: Tooth Variation Shows Hobbit was Entirely Separate Human Species

A big debate over a little person is getting a new perspective after recent analysis of prehistoric teeth. Scientists now suggest that the remains of Homo floresiensis, popularly known as the Hobbit, seem to show it belonged to a unique species of hominin, rather than being a modern human with a physical deformities.

As reported by Discovery News, scientists now propose that the Hobbit people likely evolved from “large-bodied Homo erectus individuals from Asia who found themselves on the island after a natural disaster, such as a tsunami.”