The age of the fossil of Dryopithecus on the geological time scale is
A
75 x 106 years back
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B
25 x 106 years back
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C
2.5 x 106 years back
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D
50 x 106 years back
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Solution
The correct option is B 25 x 106 years back Miocene fossils of forest-dwelling, chimpanzee-sized apes were called dryopithecines. They lived around about 15 to 25 mya.