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The Hominidae (/ h ɒ ˈ m ɪ n ɪ d iː /), whose members are known as the great apes or hominids (/ ˈ h ɒ m ɪ n ɪ d z /), are a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant species in four genera: Pongo (the Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan); Gorilla (the eastern and western gorilla); Pan (the chimpanzee and the bonobo); and Homo, of which only modern humans (Homo ...
- Lesser Apes
Gibbon Rehabilitation Project, 2013. Gibbons (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ b ə n...
- Timeline of Human Evolution
Hominidae (great ape ancestors) speciate from the ancestors...
- Ouranopithecus
Ouranopithecus is a genus of extinct Eurasian great ape...
- Ponginae
Ponginae / p ɒ n ˈ dʒ aɪ n iː /, also known as the Asian...
- Oreopithecus
Oreopithecus (from the Greek ὄρος, oros and πίθηκος,...
- Lesser Apes
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.
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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 ).
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 ...
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 ...
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The Hominidae ( / hɒˈmɪnɪdiː / ), whose members are known as the great apes or hominids ( / ˈhɒmɪnɪdz / ), are a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant species in four genera: Pongo (the Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan ); Gorilla (the eastern and western gorilla ); Pan (the chimpanzee and the bonobo ); and ...
A hominid is a member of the family Hominidae: all of the great apes. A hominine is a member of the subfamily Homininae: gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans (excludes orangutans). A hominin is a member of the tribe Hominini: including chimpanzees and humans. A hominan is a little used term for a sub-tribe. A human is a member of Homo sapiens.
