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During what geological time period did human ancestors appear?

Retry Correct Incorrect Although all of these periods were times when either humans or their ancestors walked the Earth, the Smithsonian Institute explained that the first of these specimens can be traced back to the Miocene period, which ended about 5.3 million years ago.

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During what geological time period did human ancestors appear?

• Holocene epoch
• Anthropocene epoch
• Miocene epoch
• Pliocene epoch