Present day animals that belong to the earliest group of primates that evolved include
A. new world monkeys, which live almost entirely in trees.

B. the tarsiers, which have a broad face.

C. the lemurs, which are nocturnal and have large eyes.

D. hominoids, which evolved in Africa and Asia.

Question

Present day animals that belong to the earliest group of primates that evolved include 
 A. new world monkeys, which live almost entirely in trees.  
 
 B. the tarsiers, which have a broad face.  
 
 C. the lemurs, which are nocturnal and have large eyes.  
 
 D. hominoids, which evolved in Africa and Asia.

anonymous · Answer

Think, this is what you're looking for The human line split off from the one leading to chimpanzees and apes 5 million to 7 million years ago. [ Scatterings of fossils have led scientists to speculate that the earliest primates of any kind appeared about 55 million years ago, mainly in Asia. But just when the two lines of primates (lower and higher) separated had seemed to be lost in the wide gaps in the fossil record. D. hominoids, which evolved in Africa and Asia seems to be the best answer. Read more: Primates - humans, examples, body, animals, part, Lower primates, Higher primates, Bridging the gap between lower and higher primates www.scienceclarified.com/Ph-Py/Primates.html#ixzz1xWi1Y7JH ] This was found at http://www.weegy.com/?ConversationId=3C6B5F9E