In Evolution theory, Man began from monkey, but where did monkeys come from in the line of evolution?

Answer 1

You're understanding of evolution is incorrect. Humans did not evolve from monkeys. Humans and monkeys are cousins; we both evolved from a common ancestor. According to the theory of evolution, this common ancestor was a mammal. Furthermore, according to the theory, this mammal evolved ultimately from sea-dwelling creatures (I won't call them fish for the same reason I won't call our ancestors monkeys)

It is currently believed that every living organism ultimately evolved from smaller and smaller organisms, down to microscopic bacteria. No one really knows where the bacteria came from, but some believe that a stray bolt of electricity in a pool of chemicals in primordial Earth caused it to form into the first self-replicating life-form.

If you really are interested in this I would recommend these books by Richard Dawkins:

The Selfish Gene:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199291152/sr=1-1/qid=1155870670/ref=sr_1_1/102-0412112-8046504?ie=UTF8&s=books

The Blind Watchmaker
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393315703/sr=1-3/qid=1155870670/ref=sr_1_3/102-0412112-8046504?ie=UTF8&s=books

Answer 2

Humans did not evolve from monkeys. Rather, humans and monkeys branched off from a common ancestor a few million years ago. Those pre-human ancestors are usually referred to as hominids. They were NOT monkeys or apes, but rather something that would branch off into different species including monkeys, apes, and humans.

Prior to that, hominids evolved from earlier mammals of the four-legged variety, depending on just how far back you want to go.

Answer 3

I disagree with the statement that humans did not evolve from monkeys.

Of course, it's true that present-day monkeys and apes are just as evolved as we are: we have a common ancestor and chimps may be just as different from the common ancestor as we are. (Actually, they probably aren't since our common ancestor lived in the forest like chimps do so they needed less adaptation than we did).

But since "monkeys" and "apes" are broader categories than "humans" I think our common ancestor should still be classified as an ape (or, if you go further back in evolution, as a monkey).

As someone else noted, it depends what kind of animals you classify as monkeys.

To answer your question: monkeys share a common ancestor with pro-simians such as lemurs and bush-babies. The earliest finding is from 45,000,000 years back and was found in China.

Answer 4

Actually in evolutionary theory, man is decended from Ape (chimps, gorillas, apes don't have tails). Monkeys and Apes split off from a group of organisms that resemble modern day lemors.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Simians or prosimians I believe. But of course that all depends on what exactly you are classifying as a monkey.

Answer 7

You are starting in towards the end of evolution.
In the beginning there was .........
It is a long story - to long to write here.
Do you really want to know or are you just
testing us here on Yahoo Q/A?

Answer 8

MONkEYS came from Gorrilas.

Answer 9

And if we came from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?

Answer 10

the grew off trees then they mated villa......and the gorilla trees became extict