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Modern humans first appeared during the

A. most recent period of the Cenozoic era.
B. most recent period of the Mesozoic era.
C. earliest period of the Cenozoic era.
D. earliest period of the Mesozoic era.

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A. Most recent period of the Cenozoic era.


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Answer:

The correct answer is A) most recent period of the Cenozoic era.

Step-by-step explanation:

Modern humans belong to a species called Homo sapiens that first appeared approximately 200.000 years ago. The Cenozoic era is the latest, made of two periods (tertiary and quaternary) where the latest is the quaternary that goes from 1,8 to 0,01 million years.

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