Homo luzonensis was identified from seven teeth and six small bones representing at least three individuals, discovered in Callao Cave.
Notes on verification
Matches original 2019 Nature paper (Détroit et al.) and is corroborated by multiple independent, high-quality sources (AP-sourced reporting, Wikipedia, Zenodo taxonomic treatment) with consistent specimen counts.
Sources
- New species of ancient human discovered in the Philippines (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1067-9 (nature.com)
- https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1105517/bones-from-cagayan-cave-reveal-a-new-human-cousin (newsinfo.inquirer.net)
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bones-fossils-philippines-human-relative-1.5092607 (cbc.ca)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna993061 (nbcnews.com)
- https://zenodo.org/records/5931871 (zenodo.org)