Which of the following statements about the 'Hobbits' of Flores is FALSE?

Select one:

a. All the answers are TRUE

b. Hobbits were alive at the same time as modern Homo sapiens

c. The trapezoid bones (belonging to the hands) of Hobbits are more similar to the trapezoid bones of chimpanzees than to the trapezoid bones of modern humans

d. CT scans of the fossilized skulls of Hobbits suggest they were probably microcephalic modern Homo sapiens

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Romeo Harmon

Biology

5 October, 06:12

Which of the following statements about the 'Hobbits' of Flores is FALSE?

Select one:

a. All the answers are TRUE

b. Hobbits were alive at the same time as modern Homo sapiens

c. The trapezoid bones (belonging to the hands) of Hobbits are more similar to the trapezoid bones of chimpanzees than to the trapezoid bones of modern humans

d. CT scans of the fossilized skulls of Hobbits suggest they were probably microcephalic modern Homo sapiens

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Roselyn Estrada · Answer 1

d. CT scans of the fossilized skulls of Hobbits suggest they were probably microcephalic modern Homo sapiens.

Explanation:

The work of Falk et al in 2007 compared the CT of microcephalic humans skulls and normal humans skulls, finding the variables that allow them to classified with 100% success. When compared with the skulls of the 'Hobbits' of Flores, the size is similar to the microcephalic skulls in humans but the shape features sort it with normal humans skulls. They concluded that the 'Hobbits' of Flores are a separate species.