Deep TimeLife & Evolution Apes split from monkeys 25 million years agoNotable The ape lineage diverges from Old World monkeys: no tails, larger brains, longer childhoods. ▲ MattersSaveShareTrace roots Longest chain: The Big Bang → First stars ignite → Supernovae seed heavy elements → The Sun forms → Earth forms → First oceans → First life → Photosynthesis evolves → Great Oxidation Event → Complex cells (eukaryotes) → Multicellular life → First animals → Cambrian Explosion → First vertebrates → Jawed fish → Fish walk onto land → The amniotic egg → The Great Dying → Dinosaurs appear → Asteroid ends the dinosaurs → Early primates → Apes split from monkeys Community notesLoading notes… Learn more ranked by votesBookDavid R. BegunThe Real Planet of the Apes ↗Editor's pickVideoSearch on YouTubewhen did apes split from monkeys ↗Editor's pick