(B) The correct answer is $B$. The $Pliocene$ is an epoch within the $Tertiary$ period of the $Cenozoic$ era. Scientific evidence suggests that the ea

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(B) The correct answer is $B$. The $Pliocene$ is an epoch within the $Tertiary$ period of the $Cenozoic$ era. Scientific evidence suggests that the earliest ancestors of humans (hominids) originated during the $Pliocene$ epoch.

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Man originated in which of the following eras/epochs?

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Paleocene
B
Pliocene
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Miocene
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Devonian

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