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Homininae (/ h ɒ m ɪ ˈ n aɪ n iː /), also called "African hominids" or "African apes", is a subfamily of Hominidae. It includes two tribes, with their extant as well as extinct species: 1) the tribe Hominini (with the genus Homo including modern humans and numerous extinct species; the subtribe Hominina, comprising at least two extinct genera; and the subtribe Panina, represented only by ...
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List of hominoids. Sumatran orangutan ( Pongo abelli) Hominoidea is a superfamily of primates. Members of this superfamily are called hominoids or apes, and include gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons, bonobos, and humans. Hominoidea is one of the six major groups in the order Primates. The majority are found in forests in Southeastern ...
Pan — chimpanzees. Homo — Humans. Hominidae is a taxonomic family of primates that today is commonly considered to include extant (living) and extinct humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. In this taxonomic scheme, Hominidae is one of two families of apes (superfamily Hominoidea ), the other family being Hylobatidae (the gibbons ).
Homo sapiens is definitely a hominid, as judged by all modern reference works. Hominids range in weight from 48 kg to 270 kg. Males are larger than females. Hominids are primates with no tails, strong bodies, and well-developed forearms. Their thumbs (and big toes, except in humans) oppose the fingers, and form a grip.
Dec 24, 2014 · Although Le Gros Clark (1955, 1964) wrote at a time when all great apes were relegated to the taxonomic family, Pongidae, his rationale for recognizing family Hominidae is, I believe, still viable and useful. Namely, Hominidae is a monophyletic group that subsumes extant humans and their fossil relatives, to the exclusion of any living relative.
The Hominidae probably originated in Africa sometime between 14 my and 4 my ago. Unfortunately the fossil evidence from this time period and region is relatively poor. We regard only 11 specimens as unambiguous hominoids, and none preserves a great amount of anatomy. They come from a very restricted geographical region.
