5 0 +) ▁from ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁River ▁that ▁is ▁ ▁tall ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁we ighed ▁approximately ▁ ▁in ▁life . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁hum er us ▁ ▁long , ▁a ▁fem ur ▁ ▁long , ▁and ▁a ▁pel vis ▁ ▁wide . ▁ ▁D war f ism ▁S . ▁flor ensis ▁ins ular is ▁is ▁an ▁ext inct ▁sub species ▁of ▁Ste god on ▁en demic ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Fl ores , ▁Indones ia , ▁and ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁ins ular ▁d war f ism . ▁The ▁direct ▁ancest or ▁of ▁S . ▁flor ensis ▁ins ular is ▁is ▁the ▁larger - b od ied ▁S . ▁flor ensis ▁flor ensis , ▁from ▁Early ▁Ple ist oc ene ▁and ▁early ▁Middle ▁Ple ist oc ene ▁sites ▁on ▁Fl ores . ▁Rem ains ▁of ▁S . ▁flor ensis ▁ins ular is ▁are ▁known ▁from ▁the ▁cave ▁of ▁Li ang ▁B ua . ▁ ▁Similar ▁to ▁modern - day ▁ele ph ants , ▁ste god ont s ▁were ▁likely ▁good ▁sw imm ers , ▁as ▁their ▁foss ils ▁are ▁frequently ▁encountered ▁on ▁Asian ▁islands ▁( such ▁as ▁Sul aw esi , ▁Fl ores , ▁Tim or , ▁Sum ba ▁in ▁Indones ia ; ▁Lu zon ▁and ▁Mind ana o ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ; ▁Taiwan ; ▁and ▁Japan ), ▁all ▁locations ▁not ▁connected ▁by ▁land ▁brid ges ▁with ▁the ▁Asian ▁continent ▁even ▁during ▁periods ▁of ▁low ▁sea ▁level ▁( d uring ▁the ▁cold ▁phases ▁of ▁the ▁Ple ist oc ene ). ▁A ▁general