ANTHROPOMORPHIC APES

ANTHROPOMORPHIC APES
10 million years ago

Tertiary Era

They are apes that,
in appearance and structure,

RESEMBLE HUMAN BEINGS

They come from
PRIMATES

small monkeys that live in trees

CHARACTERISTICS

front limbs longer than the hind limbs
no tail
no cheek pouches
developed canines
no hair on face and fingers

7 million years ago

the climate became arid

trees became scarce

anthropomorphic apes adapted to the savanna

they came down from the trees to

look for food

control the territory

to see from far away they learned to stand on their hind legs

evolution

some apes assumed an upright position

they learned to walk on two feet

they evolved into hominids