Answer:
- Late Pleistocene hominins found only in Europe, Western Asia, and Central Asia; the Shanidar site belongs to this group: Neandertals
- Middle Pleistocene hominin; found in Africa, Asia, Europe; shows a mixture of features from previous and later hominins: Homo_heidelbergensis
Explanation:
Neandertals represent an extinct hominid lineage and the closest evolutionary relatives of humans. Neandertals lived in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and western Siberia. This group of extinct hominids appeared around 130,000 years ago until their extinction, approx. 40,000 years ago. On the other hand, Homo_heidelbergensis is an extinct group of Homo_Hominids who lived during the Middle Pleistocene, a time period spanning 780,000-120,000 years ago. Homo_heidelbergensis is considered the most recent common ancestor between H. sapiens (modern humans) and Neanderthals. This species (Homo_heidelbergensis) combined primitive features (e.g., a wide face, and thick arching brow ridges) with modern features (e.g., a large brain capacity).
