The cranial features on the bone seem to be intermediate between those found on `` Homo erectus '' and those of later species , such as `` Homo heidelbergensis '' , that dominated Europe long before `` Homo neanderthalensis '' .
The cranial features on the bone seem to be intermediate between those found on `` Homo erectus '' and those of later species such as `` Homo heidelbergensis '' which dominated Europe long before `` Homo neanderthalensis '' .