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What are Dryopithecines ? Why are these considered to be common ancestors of both apes and humans?

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Dryopithecines are a group of anthropoids whose fossils were discovered from the rocks of Miocene epoch (about 20-25 million years) in Asia and Africa. These had a number of characters like the great apes but also certain man-like characters.
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