The results indicate kissing is an ancient trait in large apes, evolving in the ancestor to that group 21.5-16.9 million years ago. It was retained over the course of evolution and is still present in most large apes

Researchers have carried out the first attempt to reconstruct the evolutionary history of kissing using a cross-species approach based on the primate family tree. The results indicate kissing is an ancient trait in large apes, evolving in the ancestor to that group 21.5-16.9 million years ago. It was retained over the course of evolution and is still present in most large apes. The team also found that our extinct human relatives, Neanderthals, were likely to have engaged in kissing too. This finding, together with previous studies showing that humans and Neanderthals share

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