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The Hominidae (/ hɒˈmɪnɪdiː /), whose members are known as the great apes[note 1] 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 ...
- 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
The Hominini (hominins) form a taxonomic tribe of the subfamily Homininae (hominines). They comprise two extant genera: Homo (humans) and Pan (chimpanzees and bonobos), but in standard usage exclude the genus Gorilla (gorillas), which is grouped separately within subfamily Homininae.
Hominidae. A fossil hominid exhibit at the Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City. The hominids are members of the biological family Hominidae (the great apes). This family includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. [2] ".
The superfamily Hominoidea consists of two extant families: Hominidae and Hylobatidae. Hominidae is divided into two subfamilies: Homininae, containing five species divided between three genera, and Ponginae, containing three species in a single genus. Hylobatidae contains twenty species in four genera. Family Hominidae.
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 Homo, of ...
Homo is a genus of upright primates that walk on two legs. The only living species is Homo sapiens (humans). The genus began about 2.3 million years ago. Their ancestors were almost certainly some line of Australopithecine apes. Species of Homo have: A larger brain (above 900ml) Improved walking and running ability.
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).
