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Primates: from the beginning

65 MILLION YEARS AGO

Purgatorius (proto-primate)

These were the common ancestors of modern mammals. As Purgatorius filled different niches, over millions of years various animals began to emerge.

47 MILLION YEARS AGO

Prosimians

Lemurs and bush babies

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