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The primates that probably lived in East Africa grasslands about two mya were:

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Australopithecines were bipedal primates that thrived in East African grasslands around 2 million years ago, a key step in human evolution.
Updated On: Jun 17, 2025
  • Dryopithecus
  • Ramapithecus
  • Australopithecines
  • Neanderthal
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Australopithecines, such as Australopithecus afarensis, lived in East African grasslands from about 4 to 1 million years ago and were adapted to savanna environments, making them the primates present around 2 million years ago. Dryopithecus (20–9 mya) and Ramapithecus (12–14 mya, now classified under Sivapithecus) lived much earlier, while Neanderthals (400,000–40,000 years ago) lived later and primarily in Europe and Asia.
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