ancestor

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As their ancestors had done before them, they at last drove the Zebak from their lands.

From Literature

Over time, stem amniotes gave rise to reptiles and the early ancestors of mammals.

From Science Daily

They also suggest this mental skill may have deep evolutionary roots, possibly stretching back 6 to 9 million years to a shared ancestor of humans and modern apes.

From Science Daily

But according to the “NOVA” presentation “Mammal Origins,” our most ancient ancestors existed as long ago as 270 million years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Every organism alive today traces its lineage back to a single shared ancestor that lived about four billion years ago.

From Science Daily