Using the analogy of a 12-hour geologic time clock

a. prokaryotes appear shortly after 5 a.m.
b. eukaryotes appear at 9 a.m.
c. dinosaurs appear at 10 a.m.
d. early fishes appear at 11 a.m.
e. the first humans appear at 11:59 a.m.


Answer: e

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