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Grass wasn't there until about 65 mil years ago Asia = oldest primate fossils. Likely more prob from morocco or SA Some reason primates never made it to australia SA no primates in 70 mya 55 mya primates in south east asia 60 mya primates in africa 70 mya primates in uhhhhhhhhhhhh NA? (11:33 ppt 2) Primate evolution tree (ppt) (immediate primate ancestors = arboreal living in trees: lacked basic primate traits (claws, wide eyes, non prehensile arms and legs) 80 - 100 mya = 5 stages in primate evolution 1. First radiation (primitive primates) : Appearance of first primate from non primate common ancestor / (root of the tree) 2. second : not monkeys yet, still primitive primates. Lemurs (adapidag)+ tarsier omomyidae) — one is the root of living prosimians in Madagascar and one is the root of the monkey nate branch. But we don't know which is which / (prosimians and almost near new world monkey) 3. First monkeys appear (new world monkey) 4. Monkey branch changed. Monkeys ate leaves, primitive apes ate fruits. Still can't live on ground (old world monkey) 5. Some species getting large (lesser apes on tree) Oligocene primates. .......... oeeueeeenneennenneennennn. Most fossils in egypt exposed by erosion £ Aillncuncnd ~manmaan