# Kaifu 2024: Early evolution of small body size in Homo floresiensis > Yousuke Kaifu, Iwan Kurniawan, Soichiro Mizushima et al., 2024. 12 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The latest fossil evidence on ancestry and on… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CZNM8HW1C2H/early-evolution-of-small-body-size-in-homo-floresiensis Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Homo floresiensis, the origin of the Flores "hobbits"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis)Kaifu 2024 **0** # Early evolution of small body size in Homo floresiensis Yousuke Kaifu, Iwan Kurniawan, Soichiro Mizushima et al., 2024. _Nature Communications 15: 6381_. An adult humerus fragment (SOA-MM9) and two teeth from Mata Menge, about 700,000 years old. The humerus is estimated 9-16% shorter and thinner than LB1's, smaller than any other Plio-Pleistocene adult hominin humerus; one tooth resembles early Javanese H. erectus. Concludes the lineage most likely evolved from early Asian H. erectus and was already tiny by 700 ka. **Homo floresiensis, the origin of the Flores "hobbits"** ArticleCopy of **[SOA-MM9 humerus fragment, Mata Menge](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/artifacts/ART0CZNMWJG7Y9A/soa-mm9-humerus-fragment-mata-menge)** doi: **[10.1038/s41467-024-50649-7](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50649-7)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The latest fossil evidence on ancestry and on the timing of size reduction. ## Cited by on this site 12 records [An early Asian Homo erectus population reached Flores and evolved small body and brain size by insular…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/answers/ANS0CZNMJT05D1P/an-early-asian-homo-erectus-population-reached-flores-and) Answer ANS [SOA-MM9 humerus fragment, Mata Menge](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/artifacts/ART0CZNMWJG7Y9A/soa-mm9-humerus-fragment-mata-menge) ART [SOA-MM9 humerus fragment, Mata Menge: photo](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/copies/CPY0CZNMWAP4643/soa-mm9-humerus-fragment-mata-menge-photo) CPY [SOA-MM9 humerus fragment, Mata Menge: scan](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/copies/CPY0CZNMWJG7PAY/soa-mm9-humerus-fragment-mata-menge-scan) CPY [Mata Menge humerus and teeth measurements (Kaifu et al. 2024 Source Data)](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0CZNMTM05WJT/mata-menge-humerus-and-teeth-measurements-kaifu-et-al-2024) Dataset DAT [A 700,000-year-old Mata Menge tooth resembles early Javanese H. erectus.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/evidence/EVD0CZNMK1T2PM7/a-700-000-year-old-mata-menge-tooth-resembles-early-javanese) Evidence EVD [No pre-erectus hominin is known outside Africa.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/evidence/EVD0CZNMMRG6ACJ/no-pre-erectus-hominin-is-known-outside-africa) Evidence EVD [The Mata Menge tooth with Javanese H. erectus affinities.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/evidence/EVD0CZNMN0A499Z/the-mata-menge-tooth-with-javanese-h-erectus-affinities) Evidence EVD [A Mata Menge humerus smaller than LB1's is published](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/events/EVT0CZNMHB433EG/a-mata-menge-humerus-smaller-than-lb1s-is-published) EVT [Yousuke Kaifu](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/people/FIG0CZNMEDC5STP/yousuke-kaifu) FIG [Homo floresiensis, the origin of the Flores "hobbits"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis) The mystery article MYS [From which earlier hominin did Homo floresiensis descend?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/questions/QST0CZNMHTR12T1/from-which-earlier-hominin-did-homo-floresiensis-descend) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Kaifu, Y., Kurniawan, I., Mizushima, S., Sawada, J., Lague, M., Setiawan, R., Sutisna, I., & Wibowo, U. P. (2024). Early evolution of small body size in Homo floresiensis. Nature Communications 15: 6381. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50649-7 ``` [Read it free at nature.com](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-50649-7) Key **SRC** 0CZNM8HW1C2H Kind Journal article Rights CC-BY-4.0 Kept 29 Oct 2026 Checked Against the published article Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CZNM8HW1C2H/early-evolution-of-small-body-size-in-homo-floresiensis/csl.json)