Oldest Fossils Reveal When Apes & Monkeys First Diverged Tanya Lewis, LiveScience Staff WriterDate: 15 May 2013 Time: 01:00 PM ET The fossil remnants of these two primate species date back to 25 million years ago, filling a gap in the fossil record that reveals when apes and monkeys first diverged. [In Photos: A Game-Changing Primate Discovery] http://www.livescience.com/20737-photos-myanmar-primate-excavation.html http://www.livescience.com/32029-oldest-monkey-fossil-found.html