Endocast analysis of the brain
Homo floresiensis
by Falk
et al
. (Reports, 8 April 2005, p. 242) implies that the hominid is an insular dwarf derived from
H. erectus
, but its tiny cranial capacity cannot result from normal dwarfing. Consideration of more appropriate microcephalic syndromes and specimens supports the hypothesis of modern human microcephaly.
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