Strange 'hobbit' species walked more like us than like 'Lucy,' hip bones reveal
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“Anthropologists have discovered that the pelvis of the enigmatic Homo floresiensis species was more human-like than that of the ancient hominin Lucy. This finding raises new questions about the evolutionary origins of the species.”
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