The rise of $1^{s t}$ primates occurred in .......... epoch.

Palaeocene

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Oligocene

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Miocene

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Eocene

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Solution

The correct option is A Palaeocene
Palaeocene epoch was the time period around 65.5-55.8 million years ago. This was the beginning of the Cenozoic Era. The early primates also called proto-primates evolved during the Palaeocene epoch. Thus the correct answer is option A.

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