Which of the following statements is true about the Miocene hominids?

A. The Miocene hominids were very monkeylike, yet they were moving around the trees using suspensory behavior.
B. While the Miocene hominids possessed apelike dentition, their postcranial skeletons were very generalized and did not show the postcranial specializations found in living apes.
C. The Miocene hominids were specialized leaf-eating primates, although there is some evidence that they hunted small game.
D. The direct ancestor of orangutans and gorillas has been identified among the Miocene hominid fossils.


B. While the Miocene hominids possessed apelike dentition, their postcranial skeletons were very generalized and did not show the postcranial specializations found in living apes.

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