Homo antecessor skull (800,000 years). The Homo antecessor skull was discovered in 1995 by J. M. Bermudez de Castro at the Gran Dolina site, in Atapuerca, Spain, and described in Science in 1997. Before the discovery of Homo antecessor, there was no substantial evidence of hominids in Europe before about 0.5 MYA. Fossils and stone tools at least 780,000 years old were found at …

5.1.17: Homo antecessor. Incomplete Homo antecessor skull from Gran Dolina, Spain. “ Homo antecessor ” by José-Manuel Benito is in the public domain. Until the recent discovery of hominin fossils dating to over 1.2 mya in the Atapuerca Mountains of Spain, the earliest known fossil material from the area was no more than 800 kya. The 800 ...

17/11/2020 · The 800 kya H. antecessor material was more derived than earlier erectus forms, possessing a larger brain (1,000–1,150 cc) and a more modern skull and face. They had low foreheads and possessed an occipital bun (a bun or chignon is the hairstyle wherein one winds long hair into a doughnut shape on the top or back of the head), as did neandertals (see …

Homo antecessor: discovery, characteristics, skull TheHomo anteceor i an extinct pecie belonging to the genu Homo and that it i conidered the firt and oldet that inhabited Europe. According to the bone found, it exited about 900,000 year ago (Calabria Content: Discovery; Remains; Hominid expansion; Physical and biological characteristics

About one million years ago, H. antecessor spread via the Middle East to Europe, including Gran Dolina. In Europe, H. antecessor evolved into H. heidelbergensis, who were the ancestors of the Neandertals. In Africa, H. antecessor evolved into Homo sapiens via an unknown species, although possibly represented by such fossils as the Bodo and Kabwe skulls.

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Homo antecessor (brain size over 1,000 cc) possessed characteristics of both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. With the bulky brow and big jaw of the now extinct Neanderthal and the cheekbones and nose of Homo sapiens, the researchers believe they have discovered a missing link that may cause a major reconsideration of human ancestry.