ancestor

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The wider family, whose aristocratic ancestors can be traced to Norman times, had members belonging to various Christian denominations and at least one who was Jewish during Victorian times.

From BBC

The museum called the find of the elephant relative and the ancestor of today's slow-moving tree-dwellers with long, curved claws "one of the most relevant" in Costa Rica in decades.

From Barron's

"Our ancestors even wore it into battle. It represents Indigenous technology and self-reliance."

From Barron's

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