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According to the model below, how long ago did the common ancestor of all the organisms on the

phylogenetic tree exist?
Millions of Years Ago

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about 3.9 billion years ago

about 3.9 billion years agoThe most recent common ancestor of all currently living organisms is the last universal ancestor, which lived about 3.9 billion years ago.

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