Class 12 NEET Biology Evolution Questions Part 1

The fossil of Dryopithecus africanus was discovered from Miocene rocks of Africa and Europe. It lived about 20−25 million years ago. It was apelike but had arms and legs of the same length. Heels in its feet indicate its semi-erect Dryopithecus africanus is regarded a common ancestor of man and apes (gibons, organgutan, chimpanzee and gorilla).