Homo heidelbergensis Homo neanderthalensis (i) Their earliest fossils have been excavated from Heidelberg in Germany. (i) Their earliest fossils have been excavated from Neander valley. (ii) Their fossils were discovered in 1858. (ii) Their fossils were excavated first in 1854. (iii) Their fossils have been traced from Europe, Asia and Africa. (iii) Their fossils have been traced from several countries across Europe, Western and Central Asia. (iv) They had comparatively much larger brain, heavier jaws and much heavier limbs and hand. (iv) They had much larger brain size. (v) They had thick hair on the body. (v) They also had similar features. (vi) They belonged to Homo sapien species. (vi) They also belonged to Homo sapien species. (vii) They used to live in caves. (vii) They used to dwell in caves. (viii) Their fossils existed from 0.8-0.1 mya. (viii) They existed from 130,000 to 35,000 years ago.