early ancestor

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An ancestor from the beginning of a lineage or period.

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  • Our earliest ancestors lived in a world fraught with danger.
  • Fossil records provide clues about the diet of our early ancestors.
  • Australopithecus is considered an early ancestor of modern humans.
  • The changing climate posed significant challenges for our early ancestors.
  • Scientists are studying the migration patterns of our earliest ancestors out of Africa.
  • The ability to control fire was a major turning point for our early ancestors.
  • We can learn a lot about survival by studying our early ancestors.
  • What did the social structure of an early ancestor like Homo habilis look like?
  • Genetic research helps trace our lineage back to a shared early ancestor.
  • The fossil of an early ancestor of the modern horse was discovered recently.