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  2. 1 day ago · Human evolution. The hominoids are descendants of a common ancestor. Human evolution is the evolutionary process within the history of primates that led to the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species of the hominid family that includes all the great apes. [1]

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HomoHomo - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · Homo (from Latin homō 'human') is a genus of great ape that emerged from the genus Australopithecus and encompasses the extant species Homo sapiens (modern humans) and a number of extinct species (collectively called archaic humans) classified as either ancestral or closely related to modern humans, including Homo erectus and Homo ...

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    4 days ago · There are two extant branches of the superfamily Hominoidea: the gibbons, or lesser apes; and the hominids, or great apes . The family Hylobatidae, the lesser apes, include four genera and a total of 20 species of gibbon, including the lar gibbon and the siamang, all native to Asia.

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    1 day ago · Primate is a term that refers to any member of the order Primates, a group of mammals that includes humans, apes, monkeys, lemurs, and lorises. Primate - Wikipedia provides an overview of the evolution, classification, behavior, and conservation of primates, as well as their cultural and scientific significance. Learn more about these fascinating animals and their diversity on this webpage.

  6. Hominoid family tree. Skeletons of members of the ape superfamily, Hominoidea. There are two extant families: Hominidae, the "great apes"; and Hylobatidae, the gibbons, or "lesser apes". The phylogenetic split of the superfamily Hominoidea (apes) into the Hylobatidae (gibbons) and Hominidae (great apes) families (also dubbed "gibbon–human ...

  7. May 2, 2024 · Australopithecus (/ ˌ ɒ s t r ə l ə ˈ p ɪ θ ɪ k ə s,-l oʊ-/, OS-trə-lə-PITH-i-kəs, -⁠loh-; from Latin australis 'southern', and Ancient Greek πίθηκος (pithekos) 'ape') is a genus of early hominins that existed in Africa during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene.

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