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This is a list of fossil primates—extinct primates for which a fossil record exists. Primates are generally thought to have evolved from a small, unspecialized

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Other such early primates include Altiatlasius and Algeripithecus, which were found in Northern Africa. Other similar basal primates were widespread in

(/ˌstrɛpsəˈraɪni/ ; STREP-sə-RY-nee) is a suborder of primates that includes the lemuriform primates, which consist of the lemurs of Madagascar, galagos

The simians, anthropoids, or higher primates are an infraorder (Simiiformes /ˈsɪmi.ɪfɔːrmiːz/) of primates containing all animals traditionally called

Rylands & Mittermeier (2009), and their position in the Order Primates: Order Primates Suborder Strepsirrhini: lemurs, lorises, galagos, etc. Suborder

evolutionary history of primates can be traced back 65 million years. The details of the origins and early evolution of primates are however still unknown

apes). Primates arose 74–63 million years ago first from small terrestrial mammals, which adapted for life in tropical forests: many primate characteristics

primates. As with all strepsirrhine primates, they have a "wet nose" (rhinarium). Lemurs are generally the most social of the strepsirrhine primates,

primates. The first South American primates gave rise to an impressive evolutionary radiation: more than 120 species in five families. These primates