Where did anthropoids come from?

Answer 1

Humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons, as well as many extinct man-like creatures of past geologic ages, such as australopithicus. The term ''anthropoid'' comes from Greek, and literally means ''man-like''.

Answer 2

Many early anthropoids have been found in Africa, most of them in Egypt where a site called the Fayum has yielded a dizzyingly complex variety of primate species. This fueled scientific speculation that Africa, already known as the cradle of human origins, was the ancestral home of anthropoids as well. In recent years however, Asian anthropoids have begun to join the fossil ranks, with discoveries from Thailand, China, and Myanmar. The Asian fossils range in age from the Middle to Late Eocene (49-33 million years ago), and include some of the most primitive-looking anthropoids ever found. One species in particular, a tiny Chinese primate named Eosimias, is so primitive-looking that some scientists doubt whether it was even advanced enough to be called an anthropoid.

Answer 3

Early anthropoids have been found in Africa, there's a site called fayum in Egypt where in a yield of a dizzingly complex variation of primate species were found. Africa is said to be the ancestral home of anthropoids. However in recent years, Asian anthropoids starts to join fossil ranks. They have been discovered Asian anthropoids in Thailand, China and Myanmar. The age of the Asian fossils is said to be between middle to late Eocene (49-33 million years ago) including some of the most primitive looking anthropoids.