Taphonomic study suggests Komodo dragons, not Homo floresiensis, had primary access to large prey at Liang Bua
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Matthew W. Tocheri
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A systematic taphonomic study of the proboscidean bone assemblage at Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia) challenges the notion that Homo floresiensis engaged in advanced behaviors like hunting large game and using fire. The analysis of predatory marks, their frequency and locations, along with skeletal part profiles, indicates that Komodo dragons had primary access to these remains, leaving only low-utility elements for H. floresiensis to scavenge. This suggests the species' behavioral and technological capabilities were more limited than previously assumed.
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· 3 pulledKomodo dragons likely had primary access to these remains leaving behind only low-utility elements for H. floresiensis to scavenge.
Homo floresiensis—an extinct, short-statured, and small-brained hominin species from Flores, Indonesia—has often been ascribed unexpectedly advanced behaviors, such as hunting large game and using fire.
The frequency and locations of predatory marks, along with skeletal part profiles, show that Komodo dragons likely had primary access to these remains.
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