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Originally Posted by John Murphy
Yes, but why did they not survive, if we are at the very top and all animals other animals are below us, it stands to reason what we evolved from should also have survived. I never said anything about being the fittest, if they were close to our intelligence it should mean they too should survive. They would still be more intelligent than other species, they should be able to out wit their predators, and adapt to their enviroment.
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They were replaced. One of the tenets of evolution is that no species is ever in existence at the same time as a species from which it evolved. They were replaced by us, as well as by more modern primates which evolved from them too.