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TL;DR: The sample shows a consistent morphological pattern with derived Neandertal features present in the face and anterior vault, many of which are related to the masticatory apparatus, pointing to a mosaic pattern of evolution.

TL;DR: The postcranial evidence is consistent with the hypothesis based on the cranial morphology that the SH hominins are a sister group to the later Neandertals, and the full suite of Ne andertal-derived features is not yet present in the SH population.

TL;DR: The analysis of trigonid crest patterning in the Middle Pleistocene permanent lower molar sample of Homo heidelbergensis from Sima de los Huesos reveals that the SH sample matches broadly the trig onid crest patterns displayed by H. neanderthalensis and differs from those exhibited in H. sapiens, particularly in the almost constant expression of a continuous middle trigonids crest at the EDJ.

TL;DR: Surprisingly, the large dental sample from Atapuerca‐Sima de los Huesos reveals that SH M1s present a unique mosaic of H. neanderthalensis and H. sapiens features, which calls into question the uniqueness of some so‐called modern traits.

TL;DR: Fracture pattern analysis of the Sima de los Huesos (SH) sample has been carried out in this article, showing that the SH hominin long bones exhibit a fracture pattern characterized especially by the dominance of transverse fractures of the long axis, complete circumferences and fracture edges with right angles and jagged surfaces.