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Homo sapiens/Homo Erectus evolved in...

Homo sapiens/Homo Erectus evolved in

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Pleistocene

B

Oligocene

C

Pliocene

D

Miocene

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The family- Homindae includes humans of today. These are the most intelligent of the hominoids. They are distinguished from the other families of hominoids in that are bipedal, i.e. they walk upright on two legs. Hominids appeared during Pliocene but modern human (Homo sapiens) are belived to have arisen about 1,50,000 year back during Pleistoncene.
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