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What evidence is there that humans evolved from apes and if so why are primates still present on earth?
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The main evidence, though not conclusive, is from skeletal remain that show many similarities, and DNA composition.
Many people have some misunderstanding and confusion about evolution and wonder why all animals don't develop into more complex species. There are some that have not changed significantly in millions of years, like the sharks. They've stayed the same for close to 100 million years.
As far as the primates, if you think of family heritage playing a role, humans and the other apes descended from a common ancestor. That means that the family split and some changed into humans and other stayed mostly the same. Evolution does not say that all animals should evolve at the same rate or in the same way.
In addition, humans are both primates and apes. The classification is as follows: Order: Primates, Family Hominidae (the great apes); Genus: Homo, Species: Homo sapiens.
The apes and other primates alive today are not necessarily the same as they were at the time of the split from a common ancestor mentioned above. Pathways diverged countless millions of years ago. One led to humans, another led to the variety of contemporary primate species.
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How can you use the word primate in a sentence?
It is believed humans evolved from primates.
How did humans appear on Earth?
Humans evolved from earlier hominid species over millions of years through a process of natural selection, genetic mutation, and environmental adaptation. The most recent common ancestor of modern humans and chimpanzees is believed to have lived around 6-7 million years ago in Africa. This gradual process of evolution eventually led to the emergence of anatomically modern humans around 300,000 years ago.
Is a human?
A member of the genus and especially of the species sapiens.Humans are mammals. Humans evolved from primates
What is a human?
A human is a member of the Homo sapiens species, characterized by bipedal locomotion, complex language, and the ability to think abstractly. Humans are known for their advanced cognitive abilities, cultural diversity, and adaptability to various environments.
Where did humanism occur?
We ...humans evolved from Primates such as Gorillas and monkeys , then occured the cave men ...the primates genes decreased when the two mated and this is how we began
If you came from monkeys where did they come from?
To put a complicated answer simply, primates evolved from lower species. It's incorrect to say that "humans evolved from monkeys"; rather, monkeys and humans both evolved from a common ancestor.
How are Monkeys related to humans?
Humans are related to monkeys because a primate mated to another type of species of primate and created humans. Therefore, we are related to monkeys genetically, though we are very distantly related to monkeys. And as you may guess, we too are primates. For more information, research about primates and how humans evolved.
Do you really believe that we came from monkeys?
Humans did not evolve from monkeys, we evolved from higher primates, as did the monkeys.
What did Jane Goodall work on with Louis leakey?
she studied primates with Luis leakey to find out more about how humans evolved.
Were Humans made from Gorrilas?
NO please read the bible ======================== No. The closest primates to humans are chimpanzees. We all (humans, chimpanzes, gorillas, and other primates) evolved, over millions of years, from some common ancestor, but anthropologists have not yet identified that common ancestor.
What evidence support the theoryb of evolition?
Evolution of humans and bacteria plus some animals eg)primates.
How do atheist think humans where created?
They do not think humans were created. Most humans believe that humans evolved over time from some other, now extinct, group of primates via natural selection.
