Did primates evolve from rodents?

[Dremmer]

Did primates evolve from rodents? I remember hearing that that was the case.

 

[JaredJames]

We all evolved from a common ancestor if that's what you mean, but I'm don't think it was a direct evolution from rodent to primate.

 

[Evo]

Did primates evolve from rodents? I remember hearing that that was the case.

Perhaps you're thinking of reports of the first known mammals which were reported to be small and rodent like?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megazostrodon

 

[Dremmer]

Perhaps you're thinking of reports of the first known mammals which were reported to be small and rodent like?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megazostrodon

That's probably the case.

 

[Borek]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates#Evolutionary_history

 

[Skrambles]

Forest environments are not very conducive to making fossils, so the fossil record of primate evolution is very incomplete. There is a lot of room for speculation and theory, but only because there is so much left to learn.