Got anthropology? at University of Toronto talk by ANDREW HOLMES, MSc candidate.

This commonly asked question is often met with a rehearsed monotonous response: humans didnt evolve from modern day monkeys, humans and monkeys share a common ancestor. Although this statement is technically correct, it implies our common ancestor was neither monkey-like nor human-like. The fossil record, however, shows us that this earlier ancestor would undoubtedly be called a monkey by anyone who saw it. Why have human beings seemingly evolved so much while other primates remain so primitive? In this upcoming talk Andrew C. Holmes will answer these questions by exploring the primate fossil record.