What is Homo antecessor?
{{italictitle}} {{Taxobox | name = ''Homo antecessor'' | fossil_range = [[Pleistocene|Early Pleistocene]] | image = Homo antecessor.jpg | image_width = 200px | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Primate]]s | superfamilia = [[Hominoidea]] | familia = [[Hominidae]] | genus = ''[[Homo (genus)|Homo]]'' | species = '''''H. antecessor''''' | binomial = †''Homo antecessor'' | binomial_authority = [[J. M. Bermudez de Castro|Bermudez de Castro]] ''et al.'', 1997 }} '''''Homo antecessor''''' is an extinct [[Homo (genus)|human species]] dating from 1.2 million to 770,000 years ago.<ref>Bermudez de Castro J.M; Arsuaga J.L; Carbonell E; Rosas A; Martinez I. & Mosquera M. 1997. A hominid from the Lower Pleistocene of Atapuerca, Spain: possible ancestor to Neandertals and modern humans. [[Science (journal)|Science]]. '''276''' (5317): 1392–1395. doi:10.1126/science.276.5317.1392. PMID 9162001. S2CID 31088294</ref> It is is one of the earliest known human varieties in [[Europe]].<ref>Campaña I; Pérez-González A; Benito-Calvo A; Rosell J; Blasco R; de Castro J.M.B; Carbonell E; & Arsuaga J.L. 2016. New interpretation of the Gran Dolina-TD6 bearing ''Homo antecessor'' deposits through sedimentological analysis. ''Scientific Reports''. '''6''' (34799): 34799. Bibcode:2016NatSR...634799C. doi:10.1038/srep34799. PMC 5054435. PMID 27713562.</ref> The best-preserved [[fossil]] is a [[maxilla]] (upper jaw bone). It belonged to a 10-year-old individual found in [[Atapuerca]], [[Spain]]. There were numerous examples of cuts on bones. The flesh had been cut from the bones. Maybe ''H. antecessor'' could have been [[cannibal]]s. ''H. antecessor'' may have been broad-chested and rather heavy, much like [[Neanderthal|Neanderthals]]. Its limbs were proportionally long, which is a trait more frequent in tropical populations. The kneecaps are thin and have poorly developed tendon attachments. The feet indicate ''H. antecessor'' walked differently from modern humans. ''H. antecessor''