Homo luzonensis Détroit et al., 2019
Luzon man (proposed)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: c.50 ka
Distribution
Luzon, Philippines
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Détroit, F., Mijares, A. S., Corny, J., Daver, G., Zanolli, C., Dizon, E., Robles, E., Grün, R. and Piper, P. J. (2019). A new species of Homo from the Late Pleistocene of the Philippines. Nature 568(7751): 181-186. [Abstract]
Other references:
Muir, Brianna. (2020). Let’s talk about species, baby! Taxonomy and species concepts in the context of Homo luzonensis. ANU Undergraduate Research Journal 10(1): 77-87.
Tocheri, Matthew W. (2019). Previously unknown human species found in Asia raises questions about early hominin dispersals from Africa. Nature 568: 176-178.
Wade, Lizzie. (2019). New species of ancient human unearthed. Science 364(6436): 108.