Homo floresiensis was a different species from modern humans.

弗洛瑞斯人与现代人是不同的物种。

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If Homo floresiensis was a different species from modern humans, that would make our family tree bigger than we knew.

如果智人是与现代人不同的种类，那我们的家谱要比现在的大得多。

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Fossils estimated to be 700,000 years old helped scientists confirm Homo floresiensis as a separate species, The Economist reported.

据《经济学家》报道，大约距今70万年的化石帮助科学家确认弗洛瑞斯人是不同的人类物种。

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"The authors make a compelling case that H. floresiensis could be descended from an early Homo erectus population, " she said.

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But Professor Morwood said the H. floresiensis teeth recovered from Liang Bua were too scientifically valuable to allow them to be drilled.

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Homo floresiensis, as most researchers other than Dr Jacob had always suspected, seems to be a locally evolved descendant of Homo erectus.

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