The Homo floresiensis specimen a. lived about 20,000 yBP. b. fits Allen's rule in body proportions. c. had a small brain due to a pathology. d. is the result of genetic drift.

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The Homo floresiensis specimen a. lived about 20,000 yBP. b. fits Allen's rule in body proportions. c. had a small brain due to a pathology. d. is the result of genetic drift.

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d. is the result of genetic drift

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The Homo floresiensis is a small hominid species that lived on the island of Flores, Indonesia. It has been debated a lot about Homo floresiensis, is it Homo sapiens that shrunk in size because of the conditions, or is it a separate hominid species. The general consensus nowadays is that Homo floresiensis is a separate species of hominid, and this has been based on anatomical and genetic analyses. This species of hominid is very interesting as it only grew to a height of 1.1 meters, was sing tools, but it also lived for some time along side the Homo sapiens, meaning that our species had encountered these small hominids.