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Which of the following genus is more ape - like?

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Dryopithecus
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Ramapithecus
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Homo erectus
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Homo neanderthalensis
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Solution

The correct option is A Dryopithecus
The family to which human beings belong is called Hominidae. It was in the Miocene age that the family Hominidae split from the Pongidae(apes) family. Dryopethicus was the first in the evolution of man in the stages of evolution and some believe him to be the common ancestor of man and apes. Dryopethicus was more ape-like with all the ape body features. So, the correct answer is 'Dryopithecus'.

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