scientists say that apes and humans have diverged from old world monkeys about 30 million years ago. Ever since then human beings and as well as animals have evolved and continue to do so. Humans belong to a certain class named Mammalia, a class of mammals which include animals such as dogs, whales, and bears. It is safe to say that humans are a type of animal being that we share some characteristics with apes. Humans and apes are forevermore being compared to one another. This is because there is a separation in the order of primates. Primates are mammals that have hands, feet, and eyes that face forward. Embodied in this category is lemurs, as well as monkeys. What all primates share in common is that we have been around for almost 60 million …show more content…
The world we live in today is not as nearly similar to the what life was like hundreds of years ago. The introduction to Homo sapiens happened about 140,000 to 100,000 years ago. Homo sapiens replaced all hominids such as Neanderthals. According to an article written by Bruce Bower, it was once believed that Neanderthals were ancestors of Homo sapiens. However, there is evidence that reveals that this is not the case. Neanderthals died out around 30 million years ago, nonetheless, there is DNA that assists our understanding in determining where they originated and find their