First hominin fossils recovered from submerged Sundaland

The Sunda Shelf is home to a rich Pleistocene hominin fossil record, including specimens of Homo floresiensis, Homo luzonensis, Homo erectus, and archaic Homo. Much of the Sunda Shelf is submerged. At times during the Pleistocene, however, the shelf was exposed, forming the large landmass known as Sundaland.