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Andy Hallsworth of London Zoo points out the differences between two modern species - lemurs and coatis - to indicate how early primates differed from other tree-dwelling mammals. Dr Robert D Martin of the Field Museum, Chicago explains how the oldest and most complete primate fossil shows these adaptations in place.
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