The last common ancestor of humans and African apes was probably __________.

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The last common ancestor of humans and African apes was likely either arboreal or a knucklewalker, as these are the common methods of locomotion used by African apes. The ancestor was not necessarily larger than either humans or African apes, as the size of the ancestor is not definitively known. The ancestor may have been a brachiator, but this is not a characteristic that is universally accepted among researchers.

The Last Common Ancestor of Humans and African Apes Was