Primates (both non-human and human) evolved during the Cenozoic Era (aka "the Age of the Mammals"). The Cenozoic Era (65 m.y.a to present) is divided into epochs, which are sub-divisions of a geological period. Which epoch is associated with the evolution/adaptive radiation of the genus Homo? a. Pleistocene (1.8 m.y.a to 10,000 ya) b. Eocene (53-38 m.y.a) c. Paleocene (65-53 m.y.a) d. Holocene (10,000 ya - present) e. Oligocene (38-22 m.y.a) f. Pliocene (6-1.8 m.y.a) g. Miocene (22-6 m.y.a)
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