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Who is considered as ancestor of modern apes?

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Dryopithecus
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Ramapithecus
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Oreopithecus
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is A Dryopithecus
Dryopithecus was a genus of apes that is known from Eastern Africa into Eurasia during the late Miocene period. The first species of Dryopithecus was discovered at the site of Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France, in 1856. Dryopithecus was about 4 feet long and more closely resembled a monkey than a modern ape. The structure of its limbs and wrists show that it walked in a similar way to modern chimpanzees, but that it used the flat of its hands, like a monkey, rather than knuckle-walking, like modern apes. It is considered to be the ancestor of modern apes.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

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