This primate was a diurnal quadruped with a mixture of money and ape features: its lower molars had five cusps like an ape;its skull had forward-facing eye sockets protected by a bony wall;an endocast of the cranium reveals that it had a visual cortex larger than that found in Prosimians,but the brain was smaller than that of more recent anthropoids;and it had marked sexual dimorphism and was no bigger than a modern house cat.It is a:
A)Dryopithecus.
B)Ardipithecus.
C)Homo habilis.
D)Aegyptopithecus.
E)Australopithecus afarensis.

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The primate described in the passage is Aegyptopithecus. This is evident from the fact that it had a mixture of monkey and ape features, had lower molars with five cusps like an ape, had a visual cortex larger than that found in Prosimians, and was no bigger than a modern house cat. The other options, Dryopithecus, Ardipithecus, Homo habilis, and Australopithecus afarensis, do not match the description provided.

This Primate Was a Diurnal Quadruped with a Mixture of Money