How long has the Gorilla been on earth? What Evolution scale is it at?

Answer 1

Let me give you an evolutionary scale of all the primate:
Spider-monkeys; orangutans; gorillas; humans. Modern man has been around for 20 000 years. The evolution of humans began with the extinction of the dinosaurs about 65 mil. years ago, so I guess some gorillas stopped evolving at about the middle of the Cretaceous period.

Answer 2

From msn encarta: "Fossils and genetic data indicate that the ancestral line of gorillas and chimpanzees split from that of humans about 5 million to 10 million years ago."

Information from a 2003 paper in the Journal of Human Evolution, using molecular data from protein and DNA sequences, places the divergence of the gorilla lineage from the human lineage at 6-8 million years ago.

Gorillas are getting smarter -- I ran across several studies showing that wild gorillas are starting to use tools. Not like hammers & screwdrivers :-) One gorilla was seen using a stick to gauge the depth of a stream before trying to cross it.

Answer 3

they where here about 9,000 years ago.they didnt evolution into nothing . they where always gorilla's.if a gorilla goes to bed lets say 20 billion years by your calender. when he wakes up[ let just say if alive] example and looks into the looking glass hes still going to be a gorrilla. he is not going to change into nothing else thats impossible.that evolution scale you talk about is made up by crack pot so called scientists

Answer 4

Orangutan 14 million years
Gorilla 7.5 million years
Human 5.5 million years
Chimps & Bonobos 2.5 million years

Answer 5

the gorilla has been around for a long time... it can now make music. HOORAY GORILLAZ!!!!