TY - JOUR
T1 - More on the Liang Bua finds and modern human cretins
AU - Oxnard, Charles
AU - Obendorf, Peter
AU - Kefford, Ben
AU - Dennison, John
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Brown (2012: LB1 and LB6 Homo floresiensis are not modern human (Homo sapiens) cretins, Journal of Human Evolution) makes errors of fact, omission and interpretation. Brown’s comments refer, among others, to (1) delayed growth and development indicated by unfused epiphyses, (2) postcranial limb proportions: limbs to trunk, between limbs, and within limbs, (3) postcranial bone torsions and angles, (4) postcranial robusticity, real and apparent, (5) skull features, and (6) cretinism on Flores. In each of these areas, much information about cretins is incorrect and much information (Oxnard et al., 2010) comparing the Liang Bua remains with cretins is ignored.
AB - Brown (2012: LB1 and LB6 Homo floresiensis are not modern human (Homo sapiens) cretins, Journal of Human Evolution) makes errors of fact, omission and interpretation. Brown’s comments refer, among others, to (1) delayed growth and development indicated by unfused epiphyses, (2) postcranial limb proportions: limbs to trunk, between limbs, and within limbs, (3) postcranial bone torsions and angles, (4) postcranial robusticity, real and apparent, (5) skull features, and (6) cretinism on Flores. In each of these areas, much information about cretins is incorrect and much information (Oxnard et al., 2010) comparing the Liang Bua remains with cretins is ignored.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jchb.2012.09.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jchb.2012.09.005
M3 - Article
VL - 63
SP - 407
EP - 412
JO - HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology
JF - HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology
SN - 0018-442X
ER -