Noun
One who goes before; a predecessor.
An ancestor; a progenitor.
Source: Webster's dictionaryH. cepranensis and H. antecessor These are proposed as species that may be intermediate between H. erectus and H. heidelbergensis. Source: Internet
These descendants of African H. erectus spread through Eurasia from ca. 500,000 years ago evolving into H. antecessor, H. heidelbergensis and H. neanderthalensis. Source: Internet