Rudapithecus is a chimpanzee-like[2] genus of ape which inhabited Europe during the Late Miocene, approximately 10 million years ago.

[3][4] The genus name "Rudapithecus" comes from where it was discovered, in Rudabánya, Northern Hungary in 1965 and sent to Budapest in 1967.

Rudapithecus probably moved among branches like modern apes do now, holding its body upright, and climbing trees with its arms.

Modern Gorilla, Pan, and Pongo have a long pelvis, and a short lumbar because they are very large animals, which is why they usually walk on all fours.

It is known that Rudapithecus had a more flexible torso than today's apes, because it was much smaller, about the size of a medium-sized dog.