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. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.97 clusters=5 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=single on The original 2019 Nature paper describing the Homo luzonensis holotype and paratype series (upstreams: Détroit et al. 2019, Nature, 'A new species of Homo from the Late Pleistocene of the Philippines') — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high]
Sources
- New species of ancient human discovered in the Philippines (seed:science_and_space)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1067-9 (corroboration)
- https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1105517/bones-from-cagayan-cave-reveal-a-new-human-cousin (corroboration)
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bones-fossils-philippines-human-relative-1.5092607 (corroboration)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna993061 (corroboration)
- https://zenodo.org/records/5931871 (corroboration)