New Fossils Reveal Even Tinier Ancestors of 'Hobbits'

700,000-year-old remains from Flores suggest early Homo floresiensis were smaller than previously thought.

Researchers discovered a fragment of an upper arm bone and two teeth at Mata Menge on Flores.
The fossils indicate that early Homo floresiensis stood about 3.4 feet tall, shorter than later specimens.
These findings support the theory of rapid island dwarfism in isolated environments.
The teeth and arm bone are the smallest hominin fossils ever found, providing new insights into human evolution.
The research suggests Homo floresiensis evolved from larger-bodied Homo erectus.