LYDY8976IN LYDY8976IN Biology Answered 1. Primitive features of Homo heidelbergensis include a higher forehead. skull with more vertical sides. large, prognathic face, lacking a projecting chin. flat face with a projecting chin. 2. Derived features of Homo heidelbergensis include small browridges. a higher forehead. thin cranial bones. a sagittal keel. 3. What does genetic data from fossils found at Denisova Cave indicate? The Denisovans are a form of Neanderthal. Neanderthals and other hominins of the time were genetically isolated. Denisovans, a population that predates 50,000 years, share a common ancestor with Neanderthals postdating the Neanderthal–human split. A very small-bodied form of Homo ergaster or erectus evolved in Europe. 4. The current estimate for the first appearance of Homo heidelbergensis is between 2 and 1 Ma. 1 Ma and 10,000 years ago. 1 Ma and 500,000 years ago. 400,000 and 10,000 years ago.