List of common misconceptions
Humans did not evolve from chimpanzees or any other modern-day primates. Humans and chimpanzees share a common ancestor that lived about seven million years ago. Humans are in the Hominidae (hominid and great ape) family, including chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. The common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees, which lived between 6 and 8 million years ago, evolved into two lineages. One line eventually became modern humans, and the other became the two living chimpanzee species.