PRIMATES

PRIMATES
10 million years ago

Tertiary era

 appear in Africa

they are small monkeys similar to lemurs

 from which

monkeys and humans originate

characteristics

5 fingers on hands and feet

with opposable thumbs

for a firm grip on branches and food

eyes close together and under the forehead

color vision

larger brain

walk on 4 legs

herbivores

live in trees

evolution

following climate changes

they divide into 2 groups

 prosimians

hominoid

anthropoid monkeys

hominids