If we evolved from primates, what did primates evolve from?

Humans did not evolve from apes, gorillas or chimps. We are all modern species that have followed different evolutionary paths, though humans share a common ancestor with some primates, such as the African ape. The timeline of human evolution is long and controversial, with significant gaps. read more

Humans, along with the other apes, are primates. Primates evolved from early mammals, probably insectavora at the end of the Mesozoic some 65.5 million years ago The First Primates. The first primates were pro-simians. read more

Humans did not evolve from monkeys. Humans are more closely related to modern apes than to monkeys, but we didn't evolve from apes, either. Humans share a common ancestor with modern African apes, like gorillas and chimpanzees. read more