The oldest hominid so far discovered dates back to
A) 540 million years ago
B) 65 million years ago
C) a few thousand years ago
D) 6 to 7 million years ago

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The oldest hominid discovered so far is Sahelanthropus tchadensis, which dates back to 6 to 7 million years ago, making D the correct choice. There is no evidence of hominids existing 540 million years ago, as the first multicellular animals did not evolve until around that time. Additionally, the extinction of the dinosaurs occurred 65 million years ago, well after the emergence of hominids. While there have been human civilizations for thousands of years, hominids have been around for much longer than that.

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