The Simiadae then branched off into two great stems, the New World…

The Simiadae then branched off into two great stems, the New World and Old World monkeys; and from the latter, at a remote period, Man, the wonder and glory of the Universe, proceeded.

Charles Darwin

The Descent of Man · 1871

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Human origins Evolution

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1871

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Charles Darwin

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Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man. Penguin Classics, 2004, pt. 2, ch. 6.

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Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. London: John Murray, 1871, pt. 2, ch. 6.

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