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Dryopithecus is considered to be

1. Ancestral form of ape
2. Ancestral form of monkeys
3. Connecting links between ape and man
4. Common ancestor of ape and man

Correct answer: Connecting links between ape and man

Solution

Dryopithecus is regarded as a transitional fossil because it shows features linking apes and humans. It is not usually treated as the direct common ancestor, but as a connecting link between ape and man.

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