Primate Evolution

One is right or all are wrong...

Chart 1

gorilla

human & chimpanzee

*Orangutans and Gorillas from Gibbons

gibbon

orangutan & gorilla

*Old World Monkeys and Gibbons from New World Monkeys

new world monkey

old world monkey & gibbon

Chart 2

*Lemurs, Lorises and Tarsiers from Early Prosimians

prosimian

lemur, loris & tarsier

*New World Monkeys and Old World Monkeys from Early Prosimians

prosimian

new world monkey & old world monkey 

*Gibbons and Orangutans from Early Prosimians

prosimian

gibbon & orangutan

*Gorillas, Chimpanzees and Humans from Orangutans

orangutan

gorilla, chimpanzee & human

Chart 3

*Lemurs, Lorises and Adapoids from Earliest Primate

earliest primate

lemur, loris & adapoid

*New World Monkeys and Old World Monkeys from Tarsier/Omomyid Ancestor

omomyid

new world monkey & old world monkey

*Apes and Humans from Old World Monkeys

old world monkey

ape & human