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• Devonian
  ...panning 60 million years from the end of the Silurian, 419.2 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, 358.9 Mya. ...longest of the Phanerozoic eras, lasting from 541 to 252.17 million years ago.
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• Homo erectus
  ...n from the Pleistocene, with its earliest occurrence about 2 million years ago. ...f the hominins to emigrate from Africa, and, from 1.8 to 1.3 million years ago, this species spread through Africa, Asia, and Europe. One population of H.
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• Mesozoic era
  ...life") is a geological era that spanned from about 252 to 66 million years ago. It is often referred to as the Age of Reptiles, as dinosaurs and other lar ...to 145 million years ago), and the [[Cretaceous]] (145 to 66 million years ago). Each of these periods is further divided into epochs and ages.
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• Caveman
  ...ten associated with our prehistoric ancestors who lived thousands of years ago. ...t was widely distributed in ice-age Europe between c. 120,000–35,000 years ago.
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• Homininae
  ...]] epoch. The tribe Hominini and Gorillini diverged around 8 million years ago. ...ene]]: An epoch in the Earth's history, from about 23 to 5.3 million years ago, during which the Homininae evolved.
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• Cenozoic
  ...llowing the [[Mesozoic]] Era and covering the period from 66 million years ago to the present day. The Cenozoic is also known as the Age of Mammals, becau The [[Paleogene]] Period (66 to 23.03 million years ago) is characterized by the evolution and diversification of mammals following
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• Neanderthal
  ...subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago. ...are believed to have existed in Eurasia as early as 600,000–350,000 years ago.
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• Prehistory
  ...lithic Period dates from about 2.6 million years ago to about 10,000 years ago. ...d implements prevailed. The Neolithic Period dates from about 10,000 years ago to as early as 4500 to 2000 BC.
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• Miocene
  ...of the Neogene Period and extends from about 23.03 to 5.333 million years ago (Ma). The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the G ..., following the Mesozoic Era and covering the period from 66 million years ago to the present. The Miocene falls under this era.
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• Ice age
  ...t Ice Age, known as the [[Quaternary glaciation]], began 2.6 million years ago and is ongoing today. * [[Pleistocene]]: The geological epoch from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the world's most recent period of repeated glaciations.
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• Paleolithic diet
  ...period of about 2.5 million years duration that ended around 10,000 years ago with the development of [[agriculture]]. ...hich lasted from approximately 2.5 million years ago to about 10,000 years ago. The diet is thus named because it is designed to emulate the diet of the h
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• Silurian
  ...on years from the end of the [[Ordovician]] period, at 443.8 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the [[Devonian]] period, 419.2 Mya. The Silurian ...gic eras of the Phanerozoic Eon, spanning from 541 to 252.17 million years ago.
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• Homo
  ...aic humans in the genus ''Homo'', which became extinct around 40,000 years ago. They are closely related to modern humans, sharing 99.7% of DNA. ...Pleistocene period, which lived between roughly 2.1 and 1.5 million years ago.
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• Homo sapiens
  ...subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago. ...u]]: An extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens that lived almost 160,000 years ago in Pleistocene Africa.
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• Pleistocene
  ...'') is a geological epoch that lasted from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the world's most recent period of repeated glaciations. ...ne]]: The current geological epoch, which began approximately 11,700 years ago after the last major ice age.
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• Memory error
  ...it. Recall bias is more likely to occur if the event happened a long time ago or if the study participant has poor memory.  ...it. Recall bias is more likely to occur if the event happened a long time ago or if the study participant has poor memory. Other factors that might affec
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• Scissors
  .... The earliest known scissors appeared in Mesopotamia 3,000 to 4,000 years ago. These were of the 'spring scissor' type comprising two bronze blades conne
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• Cereal
  ...agriculture. The first cereal grains were domesticated about 12,000 years ago by ancient farming communities in the Fertile Crescent region. Emmer wheat, ...t domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago.
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• Anthropocene
  ...ne]]: The current geological epoch, which began approximately 11,700 years ago after the last major ice age. ...]]: The geological epoch which lasted from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the world's most recent period of repeated glaciations.
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• Origin of life
  ...er. This process is thought to have occurred around 3.5 to 4 billion years ago, during the [[Archean]] eon. ...up]]''': A hypothetical condition of the Earth's oceans, billions of years ago, that could have supported the formation of life.
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