| A | B |
|---|
| Primate-like Mammals Time Period | 56 to 66 Ma |
| Primate-like Mammals Taxa/Specimens | Plesiadapiforms, Carpolestes simpsoni |
| Primate-like Mammals Location | Asia, North America |
| Primate-like Mammals Skull/Teeth | diastemano, no post orbital bar or closure |
| Primate-like Mammals Post-crania | quadruped, claws |
| True Primates Time Period | 35 to 55 Ma |
| True Primates Taxa/Specimens | Adapids (similar to lemur), Omomyids (similar to tarsier) |
| True Primates Location | Africa, Asia, North America |
| True Primates Skull/Teeth | post orbital bar, stereoscopic vision |
| True Primates Post-crania | nails |
| True Primates Other | nocturnal and diurnal species |
| Anthropoids Time Period | 23 to 35 Ma |
| Anthropoids Taxa/Specimens | -Aegyptopithecus, -Saadanius |
| Anthropoids Location | Africa, Asia, South America |
| Anthropoids Skull/Teeth | enclosed eye socket |
| Anthropoids Post-crania | quadruped, arboreal |
| Anthropoids Other | diurnal |
| Miocene Apes Time Period | 5 to 23 Ma |
| Miocene Apes Taxa/Specimens | -Proconsul,-Sivapithecus,-Dryopithecus,-Ouranpithecus |
| Miocene Apes Location | Africa, Asia, Europe |
| Miocene Apes Skull/Teeth | relatively large brain, Y-5 molar pattern |
| Miocene Apes Post-crania | large body, no tail |
| Miocene Apes Other | diurnal |
