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__NOTOC__ The hominids are the members of the biological family Hominidae (the great apes), which includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
This classification has been revised several times in the last few decades. Originally, the group was restricted to humans and their extinct relatives, with the other great apes being placed in a separate family, the Pongidae. This definition is still used by many anthropologists and by lay people. However, that definition makes Pongidae paraphyletic, whereas most taxonomists nowadays encourage monophyletic groups. Thus many biologists consider Hominidae to include Pongidae as the subfamily Ponginae, or restrict the latter to the orangutan and extinct relatives like Gigantopithecus. The taxonomy shown here follows the monophyletic groupings.
Especially close human relatives form a subfamily, the Homininae. Some researchers go so far as to include chimpanzees and gorillas in the genus Homo along with humans, but most genetic evidence suggests the relationships as shown here.
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@OMGFacts the Western gorilla's scientific name is Gorilla gorilla. scientific name is genus and species only. plus, the family is hominidae
hello_jessica (jessica washington) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:33:15 -0000
@OMGFacts the Western gorilla's scientific name is Gorilla gorilla. scientific name is genus and species only. plus, the family is hominidae
Classification of Humans --> Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primate, Hominidae, Homo, Sapien. I totally got this.
tokiosoul483 (Kristen Fowler) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:09:57 -0000
Classification of Humans --> Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primate, Hominidae, Homo, Sapien. I totally got this.
Carbon dating, fossils, paleoecology, cranial size of H. erectus & H. sapiens, hominidae evolution, etc. Anthropology all through the night!
lesliepants (Leslie K.) Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:00:35 -0000
Carbon dating, fossils, paleoecology, cranial size of H. erectus & H. sapiens, hominidae evolution, etc. Anthropology all through the night!
Adrian Warren Photo Library - Image gallery of chimpanzees and gorillas.
Meta Description: [ Image galleries of Apes (Mountain Gorilla and Chimpanzee), from Adrian Warren photo library ]
Fossil Hominids - Summary of species, proposed taxonomy and timeline for fossil hominids.
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Hominoidea - Lecture notes on the superfamily, composed of Hominidae, the human line, and Pongidae, the great apes. Comparison chart of the four living great ape species, table of cultural behavior in chimpanzees, references and links.
Sahelanthropus tchadensis - Picture and discussion of the fossil cranium TM 266-01-060-1 (Toumaï) found in Chad in 2001. It is estimated to be between six and seven million years old. Until other early hominid fossils are found to provide context it cannot be known how this species relates to the human, chimp, or even gorilla lines.
Superfamily Hominoidea - Defining characteristics of living species in the three primate families Hylobatidae (gibbons), Pongidae (orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas), and Hominidae. (humans).
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