Homo erectus: 1,800,000—300,000 ya. AB 350,000—200,000 ybp 350,000—130,000 ybp Then: archaic...
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Dwarfism and Gigantism on Islands
• Not universal but fairly common• Natural selection
– Dwarfism: food energy constraint– Gigantism: availability of large prey
Two dating methods: 35,000 – 18,000 ybp
Brain smallerthan that of smallestAustralopithcines
380-420 cc
Homo floresiensis reported in 2004