The appearance of primitive monkeys played a significant role in the evolution of mammalian life 45,000,000 years ago. [1]
Monkeys, like apes, became fetish animals leading to various taboos on consuming their flesh, as seen in the reverence of other animals and belief in their charm powers. [2] The retarded mid-mammals were ancestors of monkeys, baboons, chimpanzees, and gorillas. [3]