The Human LineLife & Evolution Homo heidelbergensis c. 700,000 years agoNotable A likely common ancestor of Neanderthals, Denisovans and modern humans. ▲ MattersSaveShareTrace roots Longest chain: The Big Bang → First stars ignite → Supernovae seed heavy elements → The Sun forms → Earth forms → First oceans → First life → Photosynthesis evolves → Great Oxidation Event → Complex cells (eukaryotes) → Multicellular life → First animals → Cambrian Explosion → First vertebrates → Jawed fish → Fish walk onto land → The amniotic egg → The Great Dying → Dinosaurs appear → Asteroid ends the dinosaurs → Early primates → Apes split from monkeys → Human line splits from chimpanzees → Walking upright → First stone tools → Genus Homo appears → Homo erectus → Homo heidelbergensis Community notesLoading notes… Learn more ranked by votesBookIan TattersallThe Fossil Trail ↗Editor's pickBookBernard WoodHuman Evolution: A Very Short Introduction ↗Editor's pickVideoSearch on YouTubeHomo heidelbergensis explained ↗Editor's pick